Cities are banning new gas stations. More should join them | Nathan Taft

Gas stations are environmental liabilities and hugely expensive to remediate. Electric cars are making gas stations obsoleteWhether or not we've all realized it, the era of gasoline-powered cars is rapidly winding to a close - and with it, gas stations and the pollution they bring to communities.People are tired of being forced to pay obscene amounts of money for fuel every time there's an international incident. Meanwhile, the cost of battery tech is just 10% of what it was a decade ago, and is expected to continue dropping as the decade wears on. And just this month the Biden administration announced its plan for making EV charging stations accessible across the US.Nathan Taft is the digital and communications lead for Stand.earth's Safe Cities initiative Continue reading...