Cars That Think

JANUARY 28, 2023

In states (or countries ) with a high proportion of coal-generated electricity, the miles needed to break-even climb more. If just one out of five urban residents in Europe permanently changed from driving to cycling, emissions from automobiles would be cut by 8 percent, the study reports.

Climate Change 138

Climate Change Climate San Diego Emissions 138

Cars That Think

JANUARY 17, 2023

President Biden says his EV policies will result in “one million new jobs in the American automobile industry. Workers lower an R1T truck body onto a chassis in the assembly line at the Rivian electric vehicle plant in Normal, Illinois, on April 11, 2022. One million.”. Neither does the U.S.

Market 95

Market Auto Industry Auto Michigan 95

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2010

Cap-and-trade was first tried on a significant scale twenty years ago under the first Bush administration as a way to address the problem of airborne sulfur dioxide pollution–widely known as acid rain–from coal-burning power plants in the eastern United States. Coverage: In 2012–50% of emissions. In 2015–nearly 90% of emissions.

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Gas Climate Change Emissions Climate 244