Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2013

Among the transportation-related elements of US President Barack Obama’s new climate action plan, which he is outlining today in a speech at Georgetown University, is the development of new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the US. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2018

As of January 2018, California had a total of 16,549 public and nonresidential private-sector charging outlets. In January 2018, Assemblyman Phil Ting introduced a bill that would ban gas-powered cars by 2040. Grid overload is another concern. In 2016 there was one charging plug for about every 6 electric cars.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2022

EVs lack tailpipe emissions, sure, but producing, operating, and disposing of these vehicles creates greenhouse-gas emissions and other environmental burdens. Most automotive manufacturers say they plan to use renewable energy in the future, but for now, most battery production relies on electric grids largely powered by fossil fuels.

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