Commentary: A push for more electric cars in Utah is an air pollution win-win-win solution

The Jan. 6 Salt Lake Tribune editorial indicates that air pollution is still a serious problem and Gov. Gary Herbert has even proposed $100 million to help reduce the problem.Small incremental steps such as replacing wood-burning stoves and requiring ultra-low NOX water heaters will help, but do not adequately address the major source of pollution from our cars. The current trend, nationally and in Utah, to buy gas-guzzling trucks and SUVs (75 percent in Utah), encouraged by relatively low gasol