Many cities, towns, and county governments have adopted low emissions policies to address the issue of global heating. For them, rising sea levels and flooding are not an abstraction, they are part of their daily experience. Many have policies in place to lower carbon emissions or make their communities more resilient. They also have fleets of cars and trucks that allow them to perform the functions of government every day.
Since there is no gasoline or diesel fuel to buy, operating costs are considerably lower. Battery-operated vehicles do need to be charged, but the cost of electricity is typically about a third the cost of gasoline or diesel fuel. There are other cost savings made possible by electric cars and trucks. Replacing brake pads and rotors can cost a lot of money, but EVs have a unique feature. When the driver lifts off the accelerator, the electric motor becomes a generator.
Other pollutants from conventional cars and trucks are oxides of nitrogen that can cause damage to the human respiratory tract and increase a person’s vulnerability to, and the severity of, respiratory infections and asthma. Long-term exposure to high levels of nitrogen dioxide can cause chronic lung disease.
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