
Electric vehicles
I finally bought an electric vehicle
David Roberts explains why — after years of contemplating his options — he chose a Chevy Bolt.
David Roberts is editor-at-large at Canary Media. He writes about clean energy and politics at his newsletter, Volts. Previously, he covered the same subjects for five years at Vox, and before that for 10 years at Grist. He lives in Seattle with his wife, two teens, two dogs and a cat.
Electric vehicles
David Roberts explains why — after years of contemplating his options — he chose a Chevy Bolt.
Electric vehicles
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Clean energy
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Clean energy
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Policy & regulation
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Politics
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Politics
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Fun stuff
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Clean energy
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Corporate procurement
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