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Electric cars are cleaner than gasoline ones in 95% of the world, study finds

Green Car Reports

A new study confirms what electric car drivers already know: that EVs are cleaner than gasoline cars, even when emissions from electricity generation are factored in. Electric cars are in fact cleaner than gasoline cars in 95% of the world, according to a joint study by the Universities of Cambridge, Exeter, and Nijmegen (via BBC News).

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Michigan State University Receives $2.5M ARPA-E Award to Build Wave Disc Engine/Generator for Series Hybrid Applications

Green Car Congress

million from the Department of Energy’s ARPA-E program ( earlier post ) to complete its prototype development of a new gasoline-fueled wave disc engine and electricity generator that promises to be five times more efficient than traditional auto engines in electricity production, 20% lighter, and 30% cheaper to manufacture.

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Mitsubishi Motors to Premiere the European-spec i-MiEV at the 2010 Paris Motor Show

Green Car Congress

Mitsubishi recently told the BBC that it expects the i-MiEV—and other EVs—will depreciate more rapidly than conventional vehicles. gasoline vehicle. Combined with the high purchase price, Mitsubishi calculated, the total running costs of the i-MiEV could exceed those of the Fiat 500 1.2 DiD engine, and.

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What Are Typical EV Charging Times?

EV Connect

Unlike traditional gasoline-powered vehicles, EVs need to be recharged periodically, and the charging time can vary significantly depending on the type of charger used and the vehicle's battery capacity. Electric vehicles (EVs) have been gaining popularity in recent years , thanks to their eco-friendly nature and cost-saving potential.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

While the Volt holds promise, it is currently projected to be much more expensive than its gasoline-fueled peers and will likely need substantial reductions in manufacturing cost in order to become commercially viable,” the task force noted in its recent assessment of GM’s restructuring plans. April 17, 2009 11:38 am Link Goodbye GM.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Gasoline is burnt up and gone forever into the atmosphere and into our lungs. Even if you charge your EV with electricity made from coal fired generators you reduce your car’s pollution by half. If you charge with solar, is way less. We need to stop BURNING fuel in our cars. Batteries last a lot longer now and are recycled.

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Trump pushes back on Elon Musk’s America Party, calls third-party move ‘ridiculous’

Teslarati

Trump emphasized that his latest tax bill deliberately excluded incentives for electric vehicles, saying Americans should be free to choose gasoline-powered, hybrid, or other new technologies without federal mandates, according to a report from the BBC. Someone close to the President ought to tell him the truth.

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