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PSI team develops web tool for consumers to compare environmental impact of passenger cars in detail

Green Car Congress

Deterioration of the ozone layer [kg CFC-11-eq.]. A recent PSI study led by environmental scientist Christian Bauer found that a battery electric car is already the most environmentally friendly option in Switzerland and many other countries, even when the manufacture of the battery is figured in.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

German energy firm RWE has stated that a cadre of respected automakers and energy firms have all come together in agreement on a three-point, 400-volt plug that will enable electric cars the world over to be recharged anywhere, regardless of which recharging station they stop at. There are clean ways to generate electricity.