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Several of the biggest automakers are gearing up to release a fleet of new, sleek-looking and high-tech electric vehicles.

 plan to make non-combustion cars more available, both in price and inventory, to a larger part of the market. While this might give future buyers options, there is also an incentive from the U.S. government.

 plans to spend $7.5 billion to build half a million electric vehicle chargers across the country, helping ease range anxiety for EV drivers. The president has a 

 for half of all new vehicles sold to produce zero-emissions by 2030. Also, there’s now a 

 for those who plan to buy new clean vehicles starting in 2023.  

So, will this be the year that transforms car-buying habits and puts more EVs on the roadways?  

MPR News host Angela Davis talks about electric cars and how the inventory in the auto market is set to change. We’ll look at how the largest car companies are not just charged up for the future, but how they’re teaming up with the tech industry to produce new electric vehicles. 

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Electric cars have been slowly rolling into the market for years, but now the big automakers are getting in the game. MPR News host Angela Davis talks about the future of buying or renting an electric vehicle and what’s available in the market right now.

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