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Boston wants more electric vehicles on its roads — but chargers aren't equitably distributed

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Paula Moura

March 09, 2023

Loie Hayes plugs in her car at a charging station in Boston. She wears glasses and a green rain coat, she has white hair. Her car is a red electric car. (Credit: Robin Lubbock/WBUR) — Loie Hayes plugs in her car at a charging station in Boston. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

The city of Boston wants the majority of new car purchases to be electric by 2050. That means it'll need more chargers too. But not everyone in the city has reasonable access to one right now.

WBUR's Paula Moura explains why there's been such an inequitable distribution so far.

This segment aired on March 9, 2023.

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