Cheryl Katz is a science writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. A former staff reporter for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, the Miami Herald and the Orange County Register, she is now a freelancer specializing in stories about environmental issues and climate change. Her articles have appeared in Scientific American, Environmental Health News and The Daily Climate, among other publications.
Low gas prices and continuing performance issues have slowed the growth of electric car sales. But that has not stymied progress in electrifying larger vehicles.