# The forgotten fight to ban gas-powered cars in the 1960s

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/the-forgotten-fight-to-ban-gas-powered-cars-in-the-1960s/
- Published: 2024-08-31T10:00:41-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Image credit: Grist / Getty Images. Article by Scott W. Stern. Grist – August 28, 2024. Nicholas Petris, born to Greek immigrants in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1923, could remember a time when electric trucks were a common sight on the streets of Oakland. In fact, just a couple decades before his birth, both electric and steam-powered vehicles — […] Click here to view original web page at grist.org