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In less than a decade, electric cars have already become this much cleaner

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For those who care about the environment and keeping their driving footprint small, one of the most compelling selling points for electric cars is that your car gets cleaner over time—because the electricity you’re plugging into, from the power grid, is being weaned off coal and toward cleaner and more sustainable sources.

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Truck diesel PM emissions at Port of Oakland down 98% in past decade; ship emissions down 75%

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The Port listed a number of contributing factors to its emissions improvements: a $38-million grant program to upgrade and replace the oldest trucks operating at the Port; a ban on trucks that aren’t compliant with statewide emissions requirements; shipping lines switching to cleaner burning, low sulfur fuel; and.

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UPS-led SEUL consortium switches on smart-grid fleet charging solution in London; maxing out on EVs without expensive grid upgrades

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A UPS-led consortium has deployed new smart-grid charging technology in London that overcomes the challenge of simultaneously recharging an entire fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) without the need for the expensive upgrade to the power supply grid. —Peter Harris, director of sustainability, UPS Europe.

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Opinion: Reinventing fuel-based power for a more secure and resilient grid

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But, to solve the week-by-week or season-by-season variations with batteries is to follow the same route as a 100% wind and solar powered grid. Again, to scale battery storage to store the weeks and weeks of power needed to balance the grid in those situations would result in huge infrastructure requirements.

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Canada, US and Mexico commit to align light- and heavy-duty fuel efficiency and GHG standards out to 2025 and 2027, respectively

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As one of the outcomes of the “Three Amigos” meeting in Ottawa, Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, US President Barack Obama, and Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto committed to an “ambitious and enduring” North American Climate, Clean Energy, and Environment Partnership.

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Wind-to-Hydrogen Tech Goes to Sea

Cars That Think

We also expect to demonstrate the viability of other key concepts and systems, as well as the ability of these systems to interact with each other reliably in the harsh environment out at sea. Hydrogen is thus greasing the wheels of the global transition to cleaner energy. And the world is going to need a lot more of it.

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How EVs Are Reducing Carbon (CO2) Emissions

Blink Charging

Another study found that if people choose to charge their EVs during times when there’s less demand on the power grid, we could cut emissions by another 18% – and maybe even allow EVs to support the grid. Additionally, switching to cleaner energy sources further reduces the environmental impact of generating electricity.

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