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TNGA-based 2019 Toyota Avalon features new hybrid system

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Calty) in Ann Arbor, Michigan; Toyota Motor North America Research and Development (TMNA R&D) in Saline, Michigan; and Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. Underpinned by the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) K Sedan platform, the 2019 Avalon is powered by two new TNGA powertrains: a punchy 3.5-liter Avalon Hybrid.

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Coltura: Supreme Court precedent means states can require all new vehicles sold be electric

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Recent US Supreme Court precedent has opened the door for states to enact laws requiring all new cars sold in the state to be electric as of a certain date, according to a paper by the nonprofit Coltura published in the University of Michigan Journal of Environmental and Administrative Law. Its vision is a gasoline-free US by 2040 or sooner.

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U-M study: When, where, how electric delivery vehicles are charged has big impact on GHGs

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In 2019, Amazon announced plans to obtain 100,000 electric delivery vehicles. Now, a study from University of Michigan researchers shows that when, where and how those fleet vehicles are charged can greatly impact their potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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MIT, Ford researchers find lightweight conventional vehicles could have lower lifecycle GHG impact than EVs depending upon location

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That mix is cleaner on both the East and West coasts, with higher usage of renewable energy sources and relatively low-emissions natural gas, while in the upper Midwest there is still a much higher proportion of coal-burning power plants. Di Wu, Fengdi Guo, Frank R. Field, III, Robert D. De Kleine, Hyung Chul Kim, Timothy J. 9b00648.

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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

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Just accounting for miles driven , however, BEVs cars and trucks appear cleaner than ICE equivalents nearly everywhere in the U.S. According to University of Michigan public policy expert John Leslie King, the challenge of getting to net zero by 2050 is that each decarbonization proposal being made is only part of the overall solution.

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Climate impact of lithium-ion batteries & how to measure it 

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It has become a cleaner energy storage solution. According to the study by Kim et al cells are transported from South Korea to Michigan in the United States which causes extra GHG emissions of 4.1 during the forecast period of 2019-2014. Read further to know more about the climate impact of lithium-ion batteries. . kg CO2e/kWh.