Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2011

Australia’s per capita CO 2 emissions are higher than those of the US due to an emissions-intensive energy sector. Australia Prime Minister Julia Gillard unveiled Australia’s carbon pricing plan—a core element in a new clean energy plan—in a short address to the nation. Click to enlarge.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 9, 2021

Convincing millions of consumers to go electric will require a massive upfront investment to drastically scale charging access, Nick Nigro, founder of the transportation-focused consultancy Atlas Public Policy, told Insider. “Now the federal government is in a position to look at all electric transportation with that same lens.”

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2022

But EVs come with important weaknesses, and so people shouldn’t count on them alone to do the job, even for the transportation sector. This is a generous allowance, but that’s reasonable because transportation is harder to decarbonize than many other sectors. Those tax revenues are necessary for the maintenance of roads.

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Electric Vehicles Vehicles West Virginia Electric 99