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EPRI-NRDC report finds widespread vehicle electrification and a cleaner grid could lead to substantial cuts in GHG by 2050

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As with the earlier assessment, this study consists of two separate, but related, analyses: greenhouse gas emissions from 2015-2050, and air quality impacts in 2030. In the Lower GHG scenario, in 2050, total emissions for the electricity and transportation sectors could be reduced by 2610 million metric tons relative to 2015 levels.

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Study finds EV deployment in China to increase Environmental Justice challenge there

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A new study by a team from the University of Tennessee, Tsinghua University and the University of Minnesota has found that the wide-scale deployment of electric vehicles in China can increase the Environmental Justice (EJ) challenge in that country. Marshall (2015) “Environmental Justice Aspects of Exposure to PM2.5 —Ji et al.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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This project will begin to fulfill Mountain Rides' goal of moving from diesel powered buses to cleaner, cheaper, easier to maintain battery electric buses. MTA is extending one of the Music City Circuit routes to connect to Tennessee State University's main campus. Bloomington-Normal Public Transit System. City of Lubbock/Citibus.

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Inflation Reduction Act – How It Supercharges the Electric Vehicle Industry

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made EV at its plant in Tennessee the next month. Some pundits have said that the landmark 2015 Paris Accord international treaty on climate change, which the U.S. Honda announced just days ago that it has struck a deal with Korean battery giant LG Energy Solution to build a $4.4 billion US factory to supply its electric vehicles.