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The City of Edmonds Climate Change Action Plan estimates that over half of all greenhouse gas emissions here are due to transportation. Switching from a gas to a plug-in electric car is the single most effective purchasing decision that individuals can take to combat climate change.

There are some significant additional benefits of electric vehicles. One is performance. Electric motors generate high torque much more quickly than a gas engine. The result is rapid acceleration.

As an example, the Tesla Model S is the fastest production car ever made; they are faster than Corvettes and Porche...