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As North American consumer uptake of electric vehicles crawls, companies are focusing on upgraded hybrid cars. Will they be baby steps to widespread EV adoption?
A major barrier to electric vehicles is the distance they can travel on a single charge, so some manufacturers are shedding weight to squeeze more miles from their batteries.