Recently this newspaper featured a special seasonal section devoted to automobiles (April 15 – Spring Auto Feature). I applaud the choice to devote the entirety of that section to electric vehicles (EVs). However, while moving from gasoline powered vehicles to EVs is a necessary step in addressing our climate emergency, a simple switch from gas powered to electric vehicles will leave a host of other critical problems unaddressed. Simply replacing gas-powered vehicles with EVs will do nothing to curb local … (read more)