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CHARGE! Is Long Beach Ready for the Electric Car?

As a driving fanatic, I’ve long lamented the absence of Long Beach streets that are fun to drive. It’s not easy to — safely — open up the throttle when every upshift is met with a red light. Or worse, a cavernous pothole. But after a few days with the Chevrolet Volt as my daily driver, it’s become clear to me that my biggest driving peeve is the very thing that makes our city the perfect environment for the electric car.