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Electric vehicles are inflation relief

Electric Auto Association

Comparison vehicle based on size and price: VW GTI S DATA: MSRP for both vehicles is $25,600 (before incentives and resale value). Austin Energy (Austin, TX) DTE Energy (Detroit, MI) Duquesne Light Co. The cost of gas over the first 5 years of the car @ $3.58/gal gal would be $12,785.

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US State Department Issues Permit for Alberta Clipper Pipeline for Oil Sands Crude Delivery to US

Green Car Congress

Construction in the United States will consist of two components that would have independent utility: the Alberta Clipper Pipeline itself and the Southern Lights Diluent Pipeline. Petroleum exploration and exploitation, by comparison, has gotten a free pass.

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The EV Transition Explained: Can the Grid Cope?

Cars That Think

In comparison, the state’s goal is to achieve this amount by 2050. As in Palo Alto, it will likely be blown transformers or constantly flickering lights that signal there is an EV charging-load issue. His team surveyed “twenty-nine utilities for detailed voltage data from their AMI systems, and no one had it.”

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NREL review of E15 effects on MY2001 and later cars finds no meaningful differences with E10

Green Car Congress

The data presented in these studies did not show any evidence of deterioration in engine durability or maintenance issues for E15 (or E20) in comparison to E0 and E10 (when tested). Materials compatibility testing provides no evidence that 15 vol% ethanol blends will cause increased rates of metal corrosion in comparison to 10% blends.

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New study of emissions and health impacts from EVs in China, including massive e-bike fleet

Green Car Congress

The team found that using concentration rather than intake is suboptimal for health comparisons. The study’s findings highlight the importance of considering exposures—especially the proximity of emissions to people—when evaluating environmental health impacts for EVs, the team said. For example, they noted, comparing PM 2.5

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EV Chargers for All!

Cars That Think

light-duty vehicle sales. extra per month in rent for access to an EV charger; by comparison, most renters surveyed were willing to pay an extra $54.73 In cost comparisons based on actual electricity rate data in New York, Atom Power has shown that using Atom’s dynamic energy management can save $458 per vehicle per month.