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Report: 4 of 10 Americans live with unhealthy air, and EVs can help

Baua Electric

A person of color in the U.S. times more likely than a white person to live in a community with a failing grade on all three of the report’s measures for air pollution—short-term particle pollution, long-term particle pollution, and ozone. 2024 Volkswagen ID.4 Power-plant emissions remain an issue as well.

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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]. Besides the engine type and fuel, those who use the Carculator can also enter the size category of the vehicles to be compared, from subcompact cars to vans. Depletion of fossil energy resources [kg oil-eq.]. Human toxicity [kg 1,4-DC-eq.].

Mariner 435
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What is the Electric Vehicle Approved (EVA) Scheme?

Green Charging

Together with the Energy Saving Trust (EST) and other partners, the National Franchised Dealers Association developed the EVA scheme to tackle poor advice and uncertainty in electric car ownership. The EVA scheme identified those two issues as the main barriers preventing many potential electric car owners from purchasing the vehicle.

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UK Government consultation on plans to simplify public EV chargers

Green Charging

Electric cars are ideal for everyone, and they are becoming the future. The current internal combustion engined cars impact the environment, and EVs are the solution to reducing these emissions. In the UK, there are policies in place to ensure a smooth transition to the electric future. Final take.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

German energy firm RWE has stated that a cadre of respected automakers and energy firms have all come together in agreement on a three-point, 400-volt plug that will enable electric cars the world over to be recharged anywhere, regardless of which recharging station they stop at. And personally I like better simple solutions.