The single most effective action that most Americans can take to help reduce the dangerous emissions that cause climate change ? Buy a more fuel-efficient car. But consumers are heading in the opposite direction. They have rekindled their love of bigger cars, pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles, favoring them over small cars, hybrids and electric vehicles , which are considered crucial to helping slow global warming. Years from now, he added, “we will look at this as a watershed moment.” Others who worry about climate change can sound like boosters for the new car. “Tesla is notorious for performance. It can outperform the hottest, most conventional car,” said Albert Ayala, deputy executive officer at the California Air Resources Board , a publicagency that governs air quality. When he gives speeches and is asked how the electric-car market can improve, he points to Tesla and says, “That’s exactly what […]