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Renault makes public its lifecycle study of Fluence ICE vs Fluence EV

Green Car Congress

is shown with both UK and French grid mixes. water, and non-renewable energies (crude oil, coal.) Quantifies the quantity of energy (crude oil, coal.) Further, due to the variation in the power grid mix from one country to another, the benefits of the EV varies significantly based on that grid mix.

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The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

Plug In India

Even if electricity is produced from burning coal, the power plant is far away from population centers, transferred over power lines keeping any direct pollution away from the population. And the percentage of clean energy is growing every year as coal and gas plants are being replaced by renewable energy sources. In India 39.1%

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

Cars That Think

Manufacturing an EV battery using coal-based electricity results in more than three times the greenhouse-gas emissions of manufacturing a battery with electricity from renewable sources. 70 percent of lithium-ion batteries are produced in China, which derived 64 percent of its electricity from coal in 2020. AFP/Getty Images.