2010 Comparison Gasoline-Electric Oil 
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 26, 2018
Battery electric cars emit less greenhouse gases and air pollutants over their entire life cycle than petrol and diesel cars, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) report. Emissions are usually higher in the production phase of electric cars, but these are more than offset by lower emissions in the use phase over time.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 25, 2016
A new study by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) forecasts that sales of electric vehicles will hit 41 million by 2040, representing 35% of new light duty vehicle sales worldwide. This would be equivalent to nearly 8% of global electricity demand in 2015. However, that cost comparison is set to change radically in the 2020s.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 12, 2013
Consumption-based power mixes and NG transmission distances by Chinese province in 2010. In regions where the share of coal-based electricity is relatively low, EVs can achieve substantial GHG reduction, the team reports in a paper in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. Credit: ACS, Huo et al. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 9, 2012
Comparison of GHGenius, JACOBS, TIAX, and the new PRELIM gasoline greenhouse gas (GHG) estimates using base case estimates and variations from the scenario analysis. In the US, GHG emissions from refineries in 2010 represented nearly 12% of US industrial sector emissions or 3% of the total US GHG emissions. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 5, 2011
A recent discussion paper published by the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School, concludes that significant penetration of electric cars into the US marketplace will only occur if the vehicles are competitive with conventional vehicles, not only on a cost basis, but also on an attribute basis.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 7, 2011
study found that German consumer purchase considerations for fully battery-operated electric vehicles (EVs) remain relatively low compared to other powertrain technologies and that most current EV offerings miss consumer’s EV purchase and ownership requirements. A Gartner, Inc. Germany and Electromobility. Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 8, 2011
Washington, DC’s current focus is electric vehicles (EVs) and electric technology. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to employ outdated mileage formulas (55 city 45 highway) that do not accurately represent consumers driving habits and dramatically tilts manufacturers into producing electric-vehicle solutions.
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