The COVID-induced quarantine put the brakes on pollution, but only temporarily as more people head back to work.
In May, a couple months into the stay at home order, satellite data showed a dramatic reduction in pollution in Texas.
In San Antonio, nitrogen oxide levels were down 43%.
"We need to seize the moment and take care of ourselves and make sure that we're leaving the world cleaner for our children," said electric vehicle owner, Karen Seal.
She and her husband, Russell Seal bought their first hybrid vehicle when it rolled off the production line in 2011.
They've since bought another hybrid Chevy Volt and now recently the all electric Chevy Bolt.
"I can drive to my office, plug in, plug out and get to the office," Seal said.
Pre-quarantine, her commute to and from the city every day for work was 52 miles.
The EV was saving her a couple hundred dollars each month.
"Air quality has been a big issue of mine for 35 years behind the counter, seeing what smog does to our kids and our elderly," Russell Seal said.
He is a retired pharmacist who explained one of the drivers of asthma is smog.
He recalls the second ozone season starting in August every year and taking a toll on the children in our community.
"If we electrify transportation, other alternative fuels such as hydrogen and other means for our heavy duty vehicles, we can clean up our air," Russell Seal said. "We don't have to live with this."
Seal is optimistic about the possibility of Tesla building a factory in Austin.
He thinks it could benefit San Antonio, not just environmentally, but economically too.
Local businesses would be uniquely positioned to ramp up and produce parts for Tesla vehicles because they are already doing it for Toyota.
"This would give an opportunity for all those other manufacturers to feed into Tesla manufacturing," Seal said.
If Tesla puts a factory in Austin, The San Antonio Economic Development Foundation said they could benefit from San Antonio's workforce development programs aimed at growing, recruiting and retaining talent in manufacturing, cyber and technology.
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