Are consumers ready to hit the gas on electric cars?
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How Tesla’s new, cheaper electric car could shape the industry’s future.
Electric cars have a reputation for being a pricey, niche product that only a handful of people would want or could afford. But that reputation is starting to crumble as carmakers promise to put electric vehicles in reach for more consumers. Sonari Glinton of NPR joins William Brangham to discuss the realities of the market and how Tesla’s cheaper electric car could shape the industry’s future.
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Are consumers ready to hit the gas on electric cars?
Clip: 7/19/2017 | 7m 5sVideo has Closed Captions
Electric cars have a reputation for being a pricey, niche product that only a handful of people would want or could afford. But that reputation is starting to crumble as carmakers promise to put electric vehicles in reach for more consumers. Sonari Glinton of NPR joins William Brangham to discuss the realities of the market and how Tesla’s cheaper electric car could shape the industry’s future.
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