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The irrational argument against government intervention with EVs & ICE vehicle bans

Plug In India

In the early 2000's there was the “Euro 1” emission standard. ​Here is why Electric Vehicles ARE the Future - Regulations, Coal, Pollution | #1 | हिंदी Absolutely not. Why should the government interfere? The answer is simple. Then came the BS4 and then India moved towards BS6.Diesel

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Emissions of Air Pollutants down in EU-27

Green Car Congress

Emissions of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ), a seriously health-damaging pollutant, have decreased by 2% compared to the previous year and by about 12% since the year 2000. Energy use by households (the burning of wood, gas, coal etc) is the most important source of PM 2.5

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Caroline Reichert, an RWE spokeswoman, noted that the idea here is to ensure that "a car can be recharged in Italy in exactly the same way as in Denmark, Germany or France." That being said, even a car that derives its energy from coal power plants would be far more clean. excluding coal power in china.

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80x30: U.S. Clean Energy Standard Accelerates Transition to Renewables

Cars That Think

Some member states go even further: Denmark, for example, has set a goal for a 100% fossil-fuel-free power grid by 2030. In the US, RPSs have accounted for nearly half of the country's renewable energy growth since 2000. A current proposal would push that 2030 target up to 40%. If the success of similar state policies.is

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Denmark did that with Wind Power and now most of their energy comes from wind rather than oil, natural gas, or coal. If our country is going to spend money like a drunk sailor we should have spent it on building renewable energy power plants like Wind and Geothermal. Now Im starting to smell a "crock of Shit" from GM.

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