Chesley Bonestell, “The Exploration of Mars” (1953), oil on board, 143/8 x 28 inches, gift of William Estler, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Reproduced courtesy of Bonestell LLC.

Electric Vehicles Taking Off

March 24, 2015

Global sales of electric vehicles grew by more than a third in 2014 over the previous year, according to Bloomberg Business, and manufactures are preparing to increase output as production costs plunge. Such encouraging projections are among the reasons behind the argument made in Issues by a team of analysts that the United States should continue government support for electric vehicles until at least 2017, when the next review of federal auto policies is due.