How to Use electrification in a Sentence

electrification

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  • The news comes amid a busy week for electrification at GM.
    — David Ferris, Scientific American, 17 June 2021
  • 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
  • The marque has been at the forefront of electrification with the i3 and i8 premiering the new electric age.
    — Nargess Banks, Forbes, 27 May 2022
  • The city of San Diego has had electrification as part of its climate action plan since 2015.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2021
  • With the ordinance, the city will be the 52nd community in the state to adopt reach codes for electrification.
    — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Nov. 2021
  • But the electrification project could run up against the basic rules of supply and demand.
    — WIRED, 27 Aug. 2022
  • In Arizona, the value of electrification would be among the greatest for any state.
    — Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic, 8 June 2022
  • 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
  • Climate activists have been pushing for electrification of the fleet for the better part of a decade.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2021
  • 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 Ford’s fleet isn’t the most challenging task that the company faces.
    — John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 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
  • In an ideal world, electrification would enable the rich world to scrap its most decrepit gas cars.
    — David Zipper, Vox, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Projects like expanding the Second Ave. subway line and electrification of the bus fleet will be in limbo as well.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 July 2024
  • Of course, if the company is looking for an easy electrification pun, it could also be based on the four-door Charger.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 July 2021
  • The push for the electrification of the U.S. will be costly and won’t achieve the environmental gains its advocates seek.
    — Paul Gessing, National Review, 2 Aug. 2021
  • Mercedes-Benz this week delayed its electrification goals by up to five years.
    — Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2024
  • The Cor Tauri strategy the brand unveiled in 2021 outlined a three-phase plan to reach full electrification.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 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
  • But the cost of electrification is dropping, at least for new construction.
    — New York Times, 16 Dec. 2021
  • In July 2021, Mercedes-Benz laid out its revised electrification strategy for the rest of the decade.
    — Dan Neil, WSJ, 29 Sep. 2022
  • And no, the powertrain will not employ any form of electrification.
    — Peter Lyon, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
  • There are plenty of reasons to expect increased demand, including the growth of data centers and the electrification of heating and transit, but so far, there's been no clear sign of it in the data.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2025

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