Green Car Congress
APRIL 15, 2019
Researchers from Northwestern University and Princeton University have explored the impact on US air quality from an aggressive conversion of internal combustion vehicles to battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs). coal, oil, natural gas, and biomass). —Schnell et al. Winter while PM 2.5
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 22, 2021
Aurizon has also commenced research & development for battery-powered trains with a number of industry parties and Australian universities. Zero-carbon hydrogen-powered trains would also significantly boost the current environmental benefits of transporting more of Australia’s bulk freight on rail.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 16, 2015
Results from the study also suggest that with sufficient coal plant retirement and sufficient wind power, controlled charging could result in positive net benefits instead of negative. However, this shift results in increased externality costs of health and environmental damages from increased air pollution.
Get Electric Vehicle
JUNE 7, 2023
It coordinates communication between different systems, including the motor, battery, power electronics, and charging system. 7 DC-DC Converter: A DC-DC converter converts high voltage DC supply from the battery to low voltage supply. 10 Are EVs eco-friendly since we generate electricity from coal?
Green Car Congress
APRIL 3, 2009
Let’s say an automaker makes more battery-powered electric vehicles, thus using more nickel for the batteries. Indirect effects analysis concludes that a new coal-burning power plant will supply the lost electricity, with a huge resulting GHG release. The polluter does not pay. Fair enough, you think?
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 5, 2012
Sales of battery-powered electric vehicles are 65% lower in the AEO2013 Reference case than the year before, with annual sales in 2035 estimated to be about 119,000. Reductions in battery electric vehicles are offset by increased sales of hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles, which grow to about 1.3 mpg in 2025.
EV Connect
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
But there are serious questions , as well, such as: If electric cars rely on power from coal- or oil-burning plants, are they really reducing fossil fuel use? Is the battery-recycling process as safe and efficient as it could be?
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