The Truth About Cars
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
The carbon pollution from electricity varies based on local energy production methods. For instance, electricity generated from coal or natural gas is associated with higher carbon emissions, while renewable sources like wind or solar energy contribute negligible carbon pollution.
Green Car Congress
MAY 25, 2010
The researchers found that while EVs do offer a very promising solution to energy issues due to their replacement of petroleum fuels, for now “ the high pollution levels of coal-fired power plants will trade off EVs’ potential energy benefits in China ”. Generation mix of the six interprovincial power grids in 2008.
Cars That Think
DECEMBER 30, 2021
2021 was a big year for energy-related news, what with the ongoing hunt for new forms of energy storage and cleaner if not carbon-free electricity and events and research that spotlighted the weak links in our power grid. This article, by researchers at PARC and the University of Washington, is one possible answer.
Cars That Think
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Jenkins has also helped push Congress to think more seriously about the power grid, releasing a report last year that showed that much of the 43 percent emissions reduction expected by 2030 would be squandered if the United States doesn’t double the pace of transmission upgrades. power-grid transmission.
EV Adoption
MAY 25, 2021
Last year I wrote an article — Electric Vehicles Have Lower Well-to-Wheel Emissions in All 50 States and DC Than Gas-Powered Vehicles — looking at “well to wheel” from the US Department of Energy and my own analysis of EV sales and source of electricity by state. And so “EVs are bad.” And that’s good news.
Setec Powerr
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
And with the popularity of electric vehicles, the grid is under more and more pressure, so the demand for energy storage is growing. This article will answer your confusion. Storage can reduce the demand for electricity from inefficient, polluting plants often located in low-income and marginalized communities.
Cars That Think
DECEMBER 4, 2023
This sponsored article is brought to you by NYU Tandon School of Engineering. These emissions are approaching a tipping point, and the companies responsible for creating these necessary products are increasingly looking at options to help offset their pollution outputs. While still new, the initiative is ramping up its activities.
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