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Study: Reducing Future Transportation CO2 Emissions to Kyoto Protocol Levels Will Require Combination of Vehicle Technology and Smart Growth

Green Car Congress

Percent change in median CO2 by scenario relative to 2000. Stone et al. 2009) Click to enlarge. A Georgia Tech City and Regional Planning study on climate change concludes that “smart growth” combined with the use of hybrid vehicle technology could reduce cities’ carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions significantly by 2050. Brian Stone Jr.,

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Data-driven Decision Making for the Fast-Growing EV Charging Industry

Driivz

Today, public EV charging points number in the hundreds of thousands across the EU, and tens of thousands in the US — far short of what’s needed to support government initiatives around CO2 reduction and EV adoption. Agencies want to ensure broad coverage to serve all EV driver populations, including residents of underserved neighborhoods.

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From Recreation to Everyday Transport: The Growing Appeal of E-Bikes

Plug in America

million metric tons of CO2 equivalent (CO2e) in one year — equivalent to avoiding the use of 208.5 For those of you who have yards and gardens, electric landscaping equipment is making inroads into neighborhoods nationwide. million gallons of gasoline or 4.2 million barrels of oil. All of the passenger cars in the State. in the State.

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Inside The Green Task Force

Creative Greenius

And the work they’re doing brings California’s leading edge fight against global warming right into my neighborhood and into my home. Kreigh spoke about how organics, like grass clippings in landfills, drive methane production and he reminded us that methane is a greenhouse gas that is 20 times more potent than CO2.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Alternatively, may we suggest the sound of the neighborhood ice cream truck? The introduction of affordable noise management systems offers multiple benefits to manufacturers and consumers alike, achieving eco-friendly optimization of vehicle weight reductions and improved CO2 emissions.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

Cars That Think

For EVs, much of the environmental burden centers on the production of batteries, the most energy- and resource-intensive component of the vehicle. Promoting mixed-use neighborhoods—areas that put work and residence in proximity—would allow more bicycling and walking. Between 2007 and 2011, the city of Seville built an.