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CARB approves 2022 Scoping Plan; aggressive targets for reductions in petroleum use, air pollution and greeenhouse gas emissions

Green Car Congress

The California Air Resources Board last week approved the final proposed 2022 Scoping Plan ( earlier post ), a roadmap to reduce demand for petroleum by 94%, cut air pollution by 71%, reduce greenhouse gas emissions 85%, and reach carbon neutrality by 2045.

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Government comes to realize that Hydrogen is not the answer to home boiler replacement conundrum

EV Info

Clueless ministers are scrambling to shore up a key part of the country’s net zero carbon strategy after the findings in a peer-reviewed study suggested that even hydrogen produced using allegedly low-emission methods can be more polluting than gas or coal. The report notes. Hydrogen can also be generated by electrolysis of water.

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Install More EV Charging Ports Today to Meet Tomorrow’s Demand

EV Connect

As the number of electric vehicle drivers grows, EV charging stations can attract people to your retail or mixed-use property. This may encourage EV drivers and, subsequently, reduce air pollution. Globally, sales of light EVs doubled from December 2019 to December 2020. You’d be right. alone, has nearly 1.4

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Road Test: 2022 Acura RDX SH-AWD A-Spec Advance

Clean Fleet Report

Understeer was non-existent, so it was possible to get back on the gas quickly when hitting corners hard. Acura has improved interior quietness with Active Sound Control, which they say “cancels exterior sounds from polluting the interior ambiance.” News: BMW iX3 All-Electric Crossover. Road Test: 2019 Infiniti QX50.

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How to Hasten India’s Transition Away From Coal

Cars That Think

However, India ranks third in the world in total greenhouse gas emissions—the result of having the second-largest population and being third largest in energy consumption. The country’s electricity consumption in 2019 was nearly six times as great as in 1990. costs less than fossil-fuel-based electricity.

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Hydrogen: Not The Future Of Electric Cars

MyEVOnline

One solution to this global problem is the idea of zero-emission cars, where two technologies have gained the spotlight: battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and hydrogen cars. Or “why hydrogen will never be the future of electric cars?”. The reason is 1 kg of hydrogen stores 236 times the energy offered by 1kg of lithium-ion batteries.

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Why the Next Microgrids Will Be Well Connected

Cars That Think

The winds had barely died down when electric-power specialists and others began calling for a radical overhaul of Puerto Rico’s electricity networks, one that would emphasize renewable energy, distributed generation, and, critically, microgrids. A microgrid is like a miniaturized, tightly controlled version of a power grid.