How to Use electrification in a Sentence

electrification

noun
  • The second step is to replace the use of gas and oil in buildings with electrification.
    George Oliver, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The good thing is that there’s a Moore’s Law that seems to be happening across our electrification goals.
    Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Vance’s stance on electrification happens to be at odds with those of GM.
    Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 14 Sep. 2023
  • That electrification work will take place in a new design hub in Berlin, although the cars will still be hand-built in Molsheim.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The grants are part of the Driving PA Forward program, which funds a number of electrification grants.
    Washington Examiner, 13 Jan. 2024
  • The 69-year-old Corvette will soon succumb to electrification.
    Morgan Korn, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2022
  • The electrification of driving isn’t slowing the growth spurt.
    Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 27 Dec. 2023
  • The fleet of 14 engines has replaced diesel trains on a commuter line near the city of Hamburg, where the high costs of electrification would be too expensive.
    Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Mercedes-Benz this week delayed its electrification goals by up to five years.
    Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2024
  • The company spent billions on electrification last year and expects to do the same this year, which Ford views as investment.
    Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2023
  • That's a shame because the typical use case for minivans—short trips to school, the store, practices, and rehearsals—is a perfect fit for electrification.
    Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Kim expects the E-Ray will win over Corvette purists who may be more reluctant to accept electrification.
    Morgan Korn, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Higher gas rates will lead more people to switch to electrification.
    Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2023
  • The biggest trend is electrification, and there are many different aspects of it.
    Emmett Lindner, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
  • That, and the fact that demand for EVs outpaces the ability of car manufacturers to make them, threatens to slow down the road to electrification.
    Rebecca Heilweil, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2023
  • The push for electrification is fueling a rush for copper.
    Jinjoo Lee, WSJ, 9 June 2023
  • But in a new climate study released this week, EV startups Rivian and Polestar have a more dire message: electrification alone will not be enough.
    Patrick George, The Verge, 9 Feb. 2023
  • The Dare Forward plan is the company’s business plan, which lays out its goals for electrification and other major changes.
    Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2023
  • Mail routes are an ideal candidate for electrification, as EVs are far better suited to the frequent stops required for the job.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The transition of World RX to electrification was delayed in part due to promotor problems, too.
    James Morris, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2023
  • Only now, says Müller-Ötvös, are the worlds of Rolls-Royce and electrification finally converging.
    Jason Barlow, WIRED, 7 Feb. 2023
  • The move, which is sure to dismay plenty of enthusiasts out there, is part of the company’s transition to line-wide electrification.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Obscured by the recent rush to sign up households for rooftop solar and speed up the electrification of America are those who already have solar panels on their roof that do not work.
    Alana Semuels, Time, 26 Sep. 2023
  • That electrification results in a 30 percent performance boost, while emissions are reduced by the same amount.
    Jeremy White, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The potential for the USPS to act as an engine of decarbonization and set industry-wide standards for electrification is vast.
    Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 22 Dec. 2022
  • The fossil fuel industry has been preparing for electrification to eat into its slice of profits from cars for a while.
    Amy Westervelt, The New Republic, 19 July 2023
  • But reducing the toll of air pollution long-term means widespread electrification, Billings said.
    Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 8 June 2023
  • There has been pushback from the oil and gas industry, which has backed campaigns fighting electrification and questioning the efficacy of heat pumps in the bitter cold.
    Cara Buckley, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024
  • The Super Bowl has also long been a prime stage for automakers, who use the game to launch new models, or tout their corporate priorities like electrification.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Blame it on electrification, future autonomous technologies, or the fact that kids these days just don’t care about driving.
    Steven Ewing, Ars Technica, 13 Feb. 2023

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