Leading up to COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, cities around the world announced commitments to slash carbon emissions. In the U.S. alone, 130 cities — representing over 54 million Americans — announced joining the Cities Race to Zero, a United Nations initiative committing urban centers to halve carbon emissions by 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050[1]. Many of those cities are electrifying transportation, given that transportation accounts for about 30 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.[2].
Auto manufacturers like Audi, Volkswagen, General Motors and Ford have also pledged to either eliminate or drastically reduce production of internal combustion engine vehicles[3].
