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We're Going To Have To Cut Down A Lot Of Big Trees To Upgrade The Electric Grid For EVs

Jalopnik

Every single day some of these poles age out and need to be replaced, some are damaged by fires, car crashes, or natural forces — wind, woodpeckers, beavers, and rot, chiefly. Over 120 million wood power poles stand in the United States, literally propping up our aerial wire power grid. As we continue to spend more on… Read more.