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The US Is Embracing Gas-Guzzling Cars, While Everywhere Else Goes Electric
Big trucks and engines are back among US automakers, even as electrics gain ground around the globe.
A Chevrolet Suburban High Country SUV at the Detroit Auto Show on Jan. 14.
Photographer: Emily Elconin/BloombergDetroit under Donald Trump has rediscovered its love of the big, roaring engine.
By gutting climate regulations, the president has freed US automakers to sell as many gas-burning trucks and SUVs as they can. Muscle cars powered by rumbling V-8s and Hemi engines are back, with beasts like the Dodge Charger and Ford’s Mustang Dark Horse laying down rubber at this year’s Detroit Auto Show. Electric vehicles, pushed by years of federal policy, are now purely optional.