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The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

Plug In India

Shipping is responsible for an estimated 100 crore tonnes of CO2 per year, and 10% of that is shipping oil. of electricity comes from sources that emit no CO2. Lithium is a metal that is mined in the deserts of Australia, China, Argentina, and Chile. In India 39.1% In Europe it is even better at 56%. So what about the batteries?

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

Cars That Think

Governments have offered subsidies or tax rebates to make EVs more appealing, a policy which the U.S. estimates that by 2030 the deployment of EVs could cut global receipts from fossil-fuel taxes by around US $55 billion. Those tax revenues are necessary for the maintenance of roads. Inflation Reduction Act has just augmented.