Green Car Congress

JANUARY 2, 2013

2002), respectively. find that the economic value of improved human health associated with avoiding emissions from fossil fuel electricity in the United States ranges from a low of $0.005–$0.013/kWh in California to a high of $0.41–$1.01/kWh The high (?) values are given by Laden et al. 2006) and Pope et al. Midpoint values are shown.

EPA 277

EPA Emissions Fuel Climate Change 277

Creative Greenius

JANUARY 17, 2009

Saturday, January 17, 2009, Santa Monica, California - Inaugural Parade West. Since 1999, Ed has been Director of the Electric Transportation Division at Southern California Edison. Another of my favorite people on the Southern California environmental scene is State Senator Fran Pavley who also spoke at the press conference.

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Convert Plug-in i-MiEV Plug 150

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Plug-In Hybrids Are Cleaner (Even on a Coal Grid) [ to top ] This entire section is finally obsolete -- because we now have a definitive study by the Electric Power Research Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council. Three more points: Both reports match up well with previous studies. The GREET 1.6

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Plug-in Plugin Plug Hybrid 61

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

February also saw the publication of a Los Angeles Times interview with US Secretary of Energy Steven Chu ( earlier post ), in which he voiced concern that the effects of climate change could decimate California’s agriculture as well as its urban water supplies. ” California is currently in its third year of serious drought.

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Climate Climate Change 2009 Emissions 236

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

But its monumentally less pollution , even on the national (half-coal) grid. Nickel-metal hydride batteries, proven for many years in hybrids to be safe, could go into PHEVs today -- they would be designed more like the ones Toyota put in its 2002 RAV4 EV compact all-electric SUV than like current hybrid batteries.

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PHEV Nickel Metal Hydride Prius EPRI 37

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Additionally, I had a close frind out in California that just about creamed in his pants when he was able to lease one. Denmark did that with Wind Power and now most of their energy comes from wind rather than oil, natural gas, or coal. And its the law here in the US. GM never wanted the EV1 to succeed.

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Volt GM Chevrolet EV1 41