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How Corporations Can Help the U.S. Reach its EV Goals

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Private fleet EV purchases are increasing at a faster rate overall than consumer EV purchases. Subsidized home charging may make sense The EPA defines Scope 1 emissions as those that occur from sources controlled or owned by an organization, such as emissions associated with fuel combustion in boilers, furnaces, and fleet vehicles.

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What To Expect From Your Electric Car and Charging Station Performance in Cold Weather

EV Connect

Warm Weather While this article primarily focuses on cold weather, it is important to note that higher temperatures also alter the demands on an EV. This figure is far closer to the EPA-estimated 15% efficiency loss of gas-powered cars. Additionally, both hot and cold weather can affect the performance of EVs. Double Down on Range.

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Working paper argues new US energy efficiency regulations are ineffective at GHG reduction and incorrectly override consumer preference

Green Car Congress

Recent US energy regulations proposed or enacted by the US Department of Energy (DOE), the US Department of Transportation (DOT, and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have a negligible effect on reducing greenhouse gases. NHTSA CAFE and EPA greenhouse gas standards for vehicles. —Gayer and Viscusi.

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How to make heavy-duty electric trucks work in practice

Charged EVs

It has now received a Certificate of Conformity for the Semi from the EPA. Today, battery-electric Class 8 tractors still have a higher lifetime cost, due entirely to the initial purchase price of a heavy-duty vehicle with a huge battery (264 kWh for the first-generation VNR Electric). This article appeared in Issue 62: Oct-Dec 2022.

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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Since 2005, when major greenhouse-gas emitters among the Kyoto signatories were issued caps on their emissions and permitted to buy credits to meet those caps, there has been more than $300 billion worth of carbon transactions. Perspective by Brian J. Donovan, CEO of Renergie, Inc. INTRODUCTION. THE APPROVAL PROCESS.

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Biggest points of EV skepticism have widely been met, study shows

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A recent study on what would motivate EV skeptics to buy electric vehicles shows that most of their concerns have been met. A survey by Parks Associates asked those who neither own an electric vehicle nor plan to purchase one in the future what would motivate them to consider buying an electric one. Widespread EV charging.

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2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe: The legendary SUV brand’s first plug-in hybrid

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That’s not surprising—the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid, the company’s only previous plug-in hybrid, is a well-executed PHEV with an EPA-rated 32 miles of usable electric range that retains all the virtues of the Pacifica minivan. The EPA rates the 4xe at 22 miles of electric range and an unimpressive 20 mpg operating as a hybrid.

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