The Costly Future of Coastal Towns
A North Carolina community risks washing away, and solutions don’t come cheap. It very likely offers a glimpse of things to come.
Electric Cars and a Cleaner Energy Future
Readers react to G.M.’s announcement of a phaseout of gas-powered cars and trucks by 2035. Also: Attacks on women in New York; putting science to work.
The Shift Toward Clean Cars
How big automakers are abandoning resistance
Drilling and the Pandemic
A reader faults the president’s priorities in the midst of a health crisis. Also: The problem with electric vehicles.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to articles in Science Times.
Wheelies: The Buon Anniversario, Maserati Edition
Maserati celebrates its 100-year anniversary; BMW announces plans to expand hybrid-electric offerings. Beijing’s Car Problem
A pollution plan to require hybrid and electric vehicles, while useful, won’t be enough
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2 Makers Press the Case for Electric Cars
Two of the biggest makers of electric cars are pushing plans to lift sales: General Motors, aiming for the luxury market with the Cadillac ELR, and Nissan, with a cheaper Leaf. Cadillac Introduces the Son of Volt
The Cadillac ELR is a plug-in hybrid luxury coupe based on the Chevrolet Volt.