How electric vehicles offered hope as climate challenges grew

In the midst of a climate crisis, the EV began to gain traction

a photo of workers in an automobile factory working on electric vehicles

Volkswagen employees in Emden, Germany, learn how to produce electric cars, as auto­makers respond to new carbon dioxide emissions limits.

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This was another year of bleak climate news. Record heat waves baked the Pacific Northwest.