Electric Car Race Sparks Debate On Pollution And Tech
New York UPI report notes supporters and opponents of the coast to coast electric car race. MIT and Cal Tech made rival battery cars with many breakdowns and low speed, while power and oil interests funded charging stations and questioned practicality. Pollution concerns and legislative limits loom over progress.
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