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FILE - In this March 31, 2016 file photo, Tesla Motors unveils the new lower-priced Model 3 sedan at the Tesla Motors design studio in Hawthorne, Calif. More than 276,000 people pre-order the Tesla Model 3 in less than a week. Is it the “Tesla phenomenon,” or has the $35,000 electric car with a range of 200-plus miles taken finally taken the electric car to the masses. (AP Photo/Justin Pritchard) (AP)

The electric car surge

John Upton - Climate Central