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PSI team develops web tool for consumers to compare environmental impact of passenger cars in detail

Green Car Congress

Deterioration of the ozone layer [kg CFC-11-eq.]. Noise emissions [Person-Pascal/second]. The Carculator graphically presents these values for all selected vehicles in parallel, for ease of comparison. Depletion of fossil energy resources [kg oil-eq.]. Depletion of fresh water reserves [m 3 ]. Human toxicity [kg 1,4-DC-eq.].

Mariner 435
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Up close and personal with Volkswagen’s e-Golf carbon offset project: Garcia River Forest

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The main focus of the comparisons is on five environmental impact categories during production, use and recycling. ozone depletion potential (ODP). photochemical ozone creation potential. Click to enlarge. acidification potential. global warming potential for a reference period of 100 years (GWP).

Carbon 150
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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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80.27, “high ozone season” means the period from June 1 to September 15 of any calendar year and “regulatory control period” means the period from May 1 to September 15 of any calendar year. Current Legal Requirement for Use of Anhydrous Ethanol in the United States. 40 CFR § 80.27 addresses controls and prohibitions on gasoline volatility.

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Study finds climate impact of long distance trip can vary by factor of 10 depending upon mode, efficiency and occupancy

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They accounted for both CO 2 emissions and emissions of ozone precursors (NO x , VOC, CO) and aerosols (BC or black carbon, OC, SO 2 ) as well as cloud effects (aviation-induced cirrus clouds and contrails)—i.e., 2 persons—and of transitioning from aircraft and cars to trains and coaches.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

And personally I like better simple solutions. Im gonna post a couple excerpts here: Most ozone pollution is caused by motor vehicles, which account for 72% of nitrogen oxides and 52% of reactive hydrocarbons (principal components of smog). (7, but its never even been close to the amount of garbage that gas power vehicles produce.