Why One Of Tesla's Co-Founders Now Works On Garbage Trucks Instead Of Cars

Ian Wright thinks electric garbage trucks and delivery vehicles are the key to cutting down on greenhouse gas emissions.

When Tesla co-founder Ian Wright left the company just a year after it launched, he argued that electric technology was too expensive for a typical car buyer. More than a decade later, electric and hybrid cars still only make up about half a percent of the total market in the U.S., and companies like Tesla are still struggling to bring the cost of batteries down. But Wright is working on something that he says makes sense now: Converting gas-guzzling delivery and garbage trucks to electricity.

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