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Los Angeles Suburbs Try Neighborhood Electric Cars
Some suburban Los Angeles communities say they can’t cram in more housing in order to reduce carbon emissions. So they’re trying little electric cars instead.
Climate change laws in California mean cities have to reduce carbon. Increasing mass transit and high density housing are some options. But Redondo Beach and surrounding towns say they’re already dense so they’ve decided to try an experiment. As Living on Earth’s Ingrid Lobet reports, they’re taking to the streets with electric cars.