Auto Industry Carbon Cleaner Recharge 
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 4, 2011
A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 14, 2010
Even on land, getting oil from tar sands depletes water and other resources and doubles oil’s carbon footprint. Well, America’s auto industry delivered over 100,000. That helped us become the world’s greatest industrial power. It helps that the auto industry will be building more efficient new vehicles.
Current EV
DECEMBER 22, 2019
As environmental concerns continue to rise, brands and consumers alike are looking to do their part to reduce their carbon footprint. While the most common place for recharging was at home (51%), many are also charging their vehicles while out and about. Volvo Cars is taking a bold lead with electrification in the auto industry.
Revenge of the Electric Car
JANUARY 22, 2009
After all, the board’s main function is to regulate smog — not greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide. The battery can be recharged by plugging the car into any electrical socket and allows the Prius to run entirely on electricity for speeds up to 34 miles per hour.
Green Car Congress
JULY 17, 2015
The combination of harvesting whole forests and burning long-sequestered carbon sources such as coal or oil has impaired the Earth’s carbon cycle at an increasing pace. To restore balance we must protect the oxygen-producing biomass of Earth and reduce the amount of carbon emissions. But use of petroleum will continue.
Drive Electric
AUGUST 9, 2022
Electric vehicles typically have a smaller operating carbon footprint than gasoline cars, even when accounting for the electricity used for charging. With the full cradle-to-grave life cycle in mind, the question becomes: does an EV have a smaller carbon footprint over its lifetime than an ICEV? Manufacturing an Electric Vehicle.
Drive Electric
AUGUST 9, 2022
Electric vehicles typically have a smaller carbon footprint than gasoline cars, even when accounting for the electricity used for charging. For this reason, it’s not only the carbon emissions from using your vehicle to take into consideration but also the manufacturing process. Manufacturing an Electric Vehicle.
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