Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2012

The authors used technology warming potentials (TWPs) rather than global warming potentials (GWPs) to compare the cumulative radiative forcing created by alternative technologies fueled by natural gas and oil or coal. CNG vehicles fare even worse in comparison to heavy-duty diesel vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Appendix B: Car of the Future: A Comparison of Alternative Vehicles. It is alarming to see comparisons of the Chevrolet Volt PHEV with battery electric cars when the comparison focuses only on the electric range and ignores the other important differences. More information on e-mile comparisons is given by Reference Nº 2.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Hit the jump for a comparison that includes plenty of pics and video. Most charge points available today take much longer to re-energize batteries than it does to fill a gas-powered cars tank. At this early stage in what amounts to a global revolution, that is to be expected. Just one remark from a practitioner.

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