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Fun Fact
remove carbon dioxide from the air.
Plant a tree! Your new tree will help
Want to help reduce greenhouse gas?
machine!
battery-powered
I’m a clean, green,
called climate change. It’s causing big problems!
out CO 2 .
much heat close to Earth, however. This kind of warming is
IT’S ELECTRIC!
Most cars use gasoline as fuel. Burning gasoline puts out a gas
warm our planet. Higher amounts of CO 2 in the air can trap too
called carbon dioxide (CO 2 ). CO 2 is a greenhouse gas that helps
An electric car is a car that is powered by electricity.
the car’s radio, windows, and other
their engines. Electricity also powers
accessories. But electric cars are fully
powered by electricity. They don’t use
gasoline. This means that they don’t put
Gas-powered cars use electricity to start