Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2013

Preparing the US for the impacts of climate change. Methane currently accounts for roughly 9% of domestic greenhouse gas emissions and has a global warming potential that is more than 20 times greater than carbon dioxide. Preparing the US for the impacts of climate change. Expanding the Better Buildings Challenge.

Obama 249

Obama Cleaner Climate Fuel Economy 249

Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2022

Our 2020 study , published in Nature Climate Change , found that manufacturing a typical EV sold in the United States in 2018 emitted about 7 to 12 tonnes of carbon dioxide, compared with about 5 to 6 tonnes for a gasoline-fueled vehicle. more than 86 percent of vehicle sales in that country in 2021.

Electric Vehicles 97

Electric Vehicles Vehicles West Virginia Electrical 97

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

The GFEI, a partnership of international agencies and top energy policy experts, suggests that these cost savings could in part be used to help offset the costs of developing a global market for electric vehicles over this time frame, since the savings are estimated to be at least four times bigger than these costs. —GFEI working paper.

Fuel Economy 225

Fuel Economy Economy Plug-in Plug 225

Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2013

Member states and, where appropriate, regional and local governments should differentiate sales, vehicle and company car taxes according to CO 2 emissions. The EU should develop a commonly agreed GHG accounting methodology for logistics and, as far as possible, push for global methodologies. June 2013).

Emissions 210

Emissions Transportation Standards Climate Change 210

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2014

In other words, the automakers still have to meet the fleet-based emissions requirements through their sales mix. Europe has gasoline taxes over $4 per gallon and still finds the need to adopt aggressive performance standards for cars to reduce GHGs and oil use. LVMs, IVMs, SVMs.

2018 257

2018 California 2012 Plug-in 257

Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2016

Overall, we have substantial opportunities for reducing environmental and climate impacts from light-duty road vehicles. Progress will be made by both steadily improving each propulsion system and by shifting increasing fractions of the sales mix each year to the more efficient alternatives.

MIT 150

MIT Transportation Climate Energy 150