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Electric Vehicles + Solar + Wind During WW2 we retooled the major car companies to help fight and win the war. The same needs to be done now with the war on climate change. This is Cash for Clunkers Part 2 + Renewable Energy build out. Getting the major car companies to produce EVs and pairing with renewables will drastically decrease dependence on oil, reduce carbon output, increase green jobs, lower air pollution, increase public health, and slow down the rate of climate change.

Submitted by Brenton J. from GA in Infrastructure & Technology Dec. 26, 2014, 12:58 p.m.
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