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Drive distances increase each year.
e 2017 Chevy Bolt had a top-mile
distance of 238 miles, while the 2022
version can hit a top mile distance of
259 miles. On top of this, states like
California are banning sales of new
combustion engine vehicles in 2030.
Its new car market will be solely EVs.
Massachusetts isn't far behind in its
plans to prioritize removing fossil fuel
burning vehicles from the new vehicle
market to reach its own climate goals.
"We are expecting more than 26
million EVs on the road in 2030," Sat-
terfield said. "at is roughly close 10
times increase of how many were on the
road at the beginning of 2022."
With those numbers comes possibil-
ities and more opportunity for com-
panies to get into the marketplace, to
push enhancements and the technology
further. e research Yang, Ascend
Elements, Aspen Aerogels, and others
are doing will become more important.
e battery boom is only beginning,
and the construction on the runways
has started.
In February, Yan Wang was selected to the National Academy of Inventors' 2022 Class of Senior
Members, which recognizes researchers who bring a real impact to the welfare of humanity.
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