Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

In one of the first comprehensive assessments of the fuel economy standards in the United States, researchers from Princeton University and the University of Tennessee found that, over their 40-year history, the standards helped reduce reliance on foreign oil producers, cut greenhouse gas emissions, and saved consumers money.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 19, 2024

And the federal Tennessee Valley Authority is reportedly developing a plan that could include new gas-fired power plants as replacements for coal plants. Electricity from natural gas is broadly better than electricity from coal—or gasoline itself, in cars—but it still pollutes, producing sulfur dioxide, oxides of nitrogen (NOx), and more.

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Plug in America

JULY 21, 2023

EVs Improve Public Health Transportation emissions are the leading source of air pollution in the U.S. A recent study looked at ZIP codes and found that as more EVs were registered in those zip codes, local air pollution levels and emergency room visits dropped. The good news is that EVs are starting to make a difference.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

APRIL 2, 2009

Don’t miss this news conference of the “Sprit of DC”, Plug-In PHEV vehicle, bringing its message of energy independence to East Tennessee. Supported by the Knoxville EV Association, EVJerry’s time in East Tennessee will be to share knowledge and ideas of Plug In and Hybrid car technology. Knoxville schools are next!

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2015

Stacked bars show the change in generation cost combined with the median damages by pollutant assuming the 2010 social cost of carbon given by the Office of Management and Budget ($31 in $2010). However, this shift results in increased externality costs of health and environmental damages from increased air pollution.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

So, the used batteries are almost arbitrarily cheap since an arbitrarily large fraction of their cost of production can be loaded on their use in transportation. Among these fuels natural produces the least of the “dirty byproducts&# , then oil and then coal which produces the most unwanted pollutants.

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