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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

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In Poland and China, for example, an EV would need to be driven 78,700 miles to break-even. According to Birol, “IEA analysis shows that about half the reductions to get to net zero emissions in 2050 will need to come from technologies that are not yet ready for market.” That’s especially true if you are a poor urbanite.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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And what we want to do is make sure we launch the car well, that we get the maximum learning from it, that its successful in the market so that when we get to Gen 2, weve got the most cost out of it we can." Posted by: Michael | Apr 13, 2009 5:03:10 PM Battery and technology in the EV1 could not have made it in the market.

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