Battery, Cleaner, Coal and United States

As states use less coal for electricity, driving electric vehicles becomes even cleaner

Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2020

Battery electric vehicles are only as clean as the energy source used to generate the electricity that powers them. These results indicate that coal and oil are the energy sources leading to most emissions, and that hydro, wind, and nuclear are the energy sources leading to least emissions. by Michael Sivak, Sivak Applied Research.

Coal

Coal Cleaner Electric Vehicles Alaska

As states continue to use less coal for electricity, driving electric vehicles becomes even cleaner

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Battery electric vehicles are only as clean as the energy source used to generate the electricity that powers them. These results indicate that coal and oil are the energy sources leading to most emissions, and that hydro, wind, and nuclear are the energy sources leading to least emissions. from coal. Energy source. Natural gas.

Coal

Coal West Virginia North Dakota Cleaner

ICCT LCA study finds only battery and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs have potential to be very low-GHG passenger vehicle pathways

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2021

The results show there is no realistic pathway to full decarbonization of internal combustion engine vehicles, and that only battery and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs have potential to be very low-GHG passenger vehicle pathways. This study uses recent data on industrial-scale battery production and considers regional battery supply chains.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Fuel Batteries Battery

Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2013

The plan as outlined also calls for further work on advanced biofuels, advanced batteries and fuel cell technologies in every transportation mode. In terms of investment in innovation for cleaner energy, the plan calls for: Investment in advanced fossil energy projects. Earlier post.). of greenhouse gas emissions to 3% by 2020.

Obama

Obama Cleaner Climate Fuel Economy

U-M study: When, where, how electric delivery vehicles are charged has big impact on GHGs

Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2021

A key point of the study is that both the emissions directly tied to charging the vehicles and emissions that result from manufacturing the batteries must be considered. Charging practices that shorten a battery’s lifetime will lead to early battery replacement, adding to the total greenhouse gas emissions associated with that vehicle.

Charging

Charging Vehicles Gas-Electric Emissions

US and China Presidents Announce US-China Electric Vehicles Initiative, Six Other Measures to Strengthen Cooperation Between the Countries on Energy Issues

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

This will include common design standards for plugs to be used in electric vehicles, as well as common test protocols for batteries and other devices. The United States and China will develop and disseminate materials to improve public understanding of electric vehicle technologies. billion to support battery manufacturing.

China

China Coal Electric Vehicles Energy

IEA: carbon intensity of global energy supply has barely changed in last 20 years; “window of opportunity in transport”

Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2013

To illustrate this inertia, the report, Tracking Clean Energy Progress , introduced the Energy Sector Carbon Intensity Index (ESCII), which shows how much carbon dioxide is emitted, on average, to provide a given unit of energy. The global energy supply became 6% cleaner from 1971 to 1990,in response to the oil shocks of the 1970s.

Carbon

Carbon Supplies Global Transportation

CMU policy briefs outline benefits and potential for adoption of electrified vehicles in the US

Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2015

The first—“ Electric Vehicle Benefits and Costs in the United States ”—shows that the benefits of vehicle electrification vary based on vehicle type; driving style; climate; how supplying electricity is generated; and time of charge. Further, drivers should not be encouraged to charge at night in coal-heavy regions.

San Francisco

San Francisco Los Angeles United States Vehicles

EIA projects decline in transportation sector energy consumption through 2037 despite increase in VMT, followed by increase

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2019

EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2019 projects continued robust growth in US energy production, emergence of the United States as an energy exporter, and a cleaner S electric power generation mix. However, US coal shipments, which are primarily via rail, decline slightly. million barrels per day (b/d) through 2040.

Transportation

Transportation Energy Fuel Economy 2018

How EVs Are Helping Humanity & Saving Lives?

Get Electric Vehicle

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

There are three primary categories for electric vehicles Battery Electric vehicles: In this type of electric vehicle, the powerhouse is the battery. From the battery, the power is delivered to the control module and electric motors of the vehicle. In fuel cell cars we do not have to recharge the battery.

Petrol

Petrol Pollution Gasoline-Electric Diesel

Obama blueprint for a US economy “built to last” includes “all-of-the-above” energy strategy; call for 80% of US electricity from clean sources by 2035

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2012

A strategy that’s cleaner, cheaper, and full of new jobs. Create clean energy jobs in the United States. : nation’s electricity will come from clean sources, including renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, biomass, and hydropower; nuclear power; efficient natural gas; and lower emission coal.

Obama

Obama Clean Cleaning All-Electric

Chicago Area Clean Cities names American Lung Association 2017 Clean Fuels Champion

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2017

The American Lung Association oversees the Clean Air Choice program throughout the United States promoting alternative renewable fuels such as biodiesel and E85, partnering with fleets to replace legacy diesel engines, and by supporting the clean-air advantages of electric and hybrid vehicles.

Chicago

Chicago Clean Cleaning 2017

Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

2 Plug-in hybrids are cleaner 3 Plug-in hybrids are cheaper 4 Plug-in hybrids are domestic 5 Plug-in hybrids already exist 1. So youll have a cleaner, cheaper, quieter car for your local travel, and the gas tank is always there should you need to drive longer distances. What Are Plug-In Hybrids? You dont have to plug it in.

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Plug-in Plugin Plug Hybrid

Why the Next Microgrids Will Be Well Connected

Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

It was one of the deadliest and most damaging natural disasters to ever make landfall in the United States. Rooftop solar power totaling about 200 kilowatts, complemented by 1 megawatt-hour of battery storage , supplies electricity to 14 businesses in Adjuntas. In September 2017 , Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Connect Connected Solar

IEA World Energy Outlook view on the transport sector to 2035; passenger car fleet doubling to almost 1.7B units, driving oil demand up to 99 mb/d; reconfirming the end of cheap oil

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

China consolidates its position as the world’s largest energy consumer: it consumes nearly 70% more energy than the United States by 2035, even though, by then, per capita demand in China is still less than half the level in the United States. Biofuels supply triples to the equivalent of more than 4 mb/d, bolstered by $1.4

Oil

Oil Transportation Cheap Fleet

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The PHEV does not require the heavy, costly batteries required by other electric cars, nor does it suffer from a limited range or poor freeway performance. 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.

PHEV

PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy

Inflation Reduction Act – How It Supercharges the Electric Vehicle Industry

EV Match

AUGUST 29, 2022

The recently passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is arguably the most significant piece of climate legislation the United States has ever seen, including significant investments in clean energy and consumer incentives to accelerate electric vehicle (EV) adoption. carbon sequestration (capture and storage, i.e.).

Electric Vehicles

Electric Vehicles Tax Credit Industrial Industry

Public Transit or Private Cars, It's All About the Fuel

Plugs and Cars

MARCH 30, 2011

China has opened up high-speed rail lines while the United States fiddles. Yet simultaneously, China has overtaken the United States in the number of automobiles sold annually. Despite billions of dollars of investment, in most of the United States only a tiny percentage of people use mass transit regularly.

San Francisco

San Francisco Fuel Coal Cars

Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Experts predict that by the year 2060 global warming, if left unchecked, could result in a temperature rise of seven degrees Fahrenheit higher than temperatures before the Industrial Revolution when man started widespread use of coal and other fossil fuels. The fact is, about half the world’s electricity comes from coal.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate Carbon Emissions

EV Driven

As states use less coal for electricity, driving electric vehicles becomes even cleaner

As states continue to use less coal for electricity, driving electric vehicles becomes even cleaner

ICCT LCA study finds only battery and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs have potential to be very low-GHG passenger vehicle pathways

Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

U-M study: When, where, how electric delivery vehicles are charged has big impact on GHGs

US and China Presidents Announce US-China Electric Vehicles Initiative, Six Other Measures to Strengthen Cooperation Between the Countries on Energy Issues

IEA: carbon intensity of global energy supply has barely changed in last 20 years; “window of opportunity in transport”

CMU policy briefs outline benefits and potential for adoption of electrified vehicles in the US

EIA projects decline in transportation sector energy consumption through 2037 despite increase in VMT, followed by increase

How EVs Are Helping Humanity & Saving Lives?

Obama blueprint for a US economy “built to last” includes “all-of-the-above” energy strategy; call for 80% of US electricity from clean sources by 2035

Chicago Area Clean Cities names American Lung Association 2017 Clean Fuels Champion

Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Why the Next Microgrids Will Be Well Connected

IEA World Energy Outlook view on the transport sector to 2035; passenger car fleet doubling to almost 1.7B units, driving oil demand up to 99 mb/d; reconfirming the end of cheap oil

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Inflation Reduction Act – How It Supercharges the Electric Vehicle Industry

Public Transit or Private Cars, It's All About the Fuel

Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

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