News Words: Accelerate

Welcome to the Voice of America’s News Words. California recently became the first of the United States to limit sales of gasoline-powered vehicles. ACCELERATE The state will require all new cars to run on electricity or hydrogen by the year 2035. Automakers are expected to accelerate the production of zero-emission vehicles. Accelerate means to increase speed, like a moving car might do to pass a slower car. If something is accelerated, its development or progress is quickened.Originally published at - https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a...