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Why nighttime EV charging is incentivized while daytime is cleaner

Green Car Reports

When it comes to overall carbon emissions, EVs are cleaner than internal-combustion cars, but how much cleaner can depend on when they're charged, according to a recent Bloomberg New Energy Finance blog post. A grid more reliant on renewable energy will shrink the carbon footprint of EVs charging from it.

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Is Taxing Carbon Really the Best Way to Decarbonize the Grid?

Energy Institute at HAAS

Today’s blog post is co-authored with Ryan Kellogg. Some economists and policy advocates present a carbon tax (or … Continue Reading Is Taxing Carbon Really the Best Way to Decarbonize the Grid? Our new research suggests clean electricity standards or subsidies might be more beneficial.

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Carbon Negative: Toyota Working On a Carbon Capture Filtration System

The Truth About Cars

The Japanese auto giant has developed hydrogen powertrains and been a staunch supporter of hybrid technologies, and now it is testing a new engine that can remove carbon from the air. The carbon capture engine first appeared in a GR Corolla race car last year as part of a hydrogen fuel cell powertrain.

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Live Blog: Tesla (TSLA) 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Teslarati

Thanks once more for staying with us for this Live Blog. 15:14 PT – Elon proposes the carbon tax. Can there be a carbon tax, what the hell?” The post Live Blog: Tesla (TSLA) 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders appeared first on TESLARATI. Credit: Tesla/YouTube. 15:51 PT – And that’s a wrap! Now signing off!

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Report: Green hydrogen will be ready to scale up this decade

Green Car Reports

Hydrogen could play a major role in emissions reduction by 2030 thanks to the scaling up of low-carbon "green hydrogen" production, the non-profit Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) explained last week in a blog post. The carbon footprint of fuel-cell vehicles can vary dramatically based on how the hydrogen they use is produced.

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OLA Electric Scooter Ownership Blog - Dark Knight

Plug In India

Guest Post By Parvez Scott eBike and OLA electric scooter owner Patiala, PB Here is my ownership blog of the OLA S1 Pro. For me personally it was 2019 summer when I decided to do something about my carbon imprint,First thing which came to my mind is ,how not to use ICE vehicles for my regular hospital commute/duty & upto 50-60km of rides.

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Offset Me Not

Energy Institute at HAAS

Are voluntary carbon offsets really that different from other forms of corporate social responsibility? A couple years ago, as part of a blog about offsets, I posed the following question: Why … Continue Reading Offset Me Not