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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

Cars That Think

Electric cars will not save the climate. This is not to imply in any way that electric vehicles are worthless. In states (or countries ) with a high proportion of coal-generated electricity, the miles needed to break-even climb more. The answer is perhaps some, but maybe not too much.

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Canada and California to work together on cleaner transportation

Green Car Congress

Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, and the Chair of the California Air Resources Board, Mary Nichols, today signed a new cooperation agreement to advance cleaner vehicles and fuels.

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CARB approves $2.6B investment for clean cars, trucks, mobility options

Green Car Congress

Supported projects range from incentives for cleaner trucks and buses, and mobility options such as bike- and car-sharing, to consumer rebates for clean cars. Support for commercial harbor craft: Dedicates $60 million for cleaner commercial harbor craft. The California Air Resources Board approved a $2.6-billion

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Thomas Friedman Explains Climate Change Action For You

Creative Greenius

From Today’s, December 9, New York Times: Thomas Friedman, “If we prepare for climate change by building a clean-power economy, but climate change turns out to be a hoax, what would be the result? Well, during a transition period, we would have higher energy prices.

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What the EPA ruling means for the carbon footprint of your electric car

Green Car Reports

Electric cars are only as clean as the grid they plug into, and the emissions from using your EV will keep dropping over the years you use it because the grid keeps getting cleaner.

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NTSB Chair questions safety impact of heavy EVs

Green Car Congress

The electric F-150 weighs 700 kg more than its petrol-powered predecessor. Smaller electric cars are heavier than their petrol equivalents, too. The researchers suggested that taxing heavy cars could be part of a solution, along with driving less, and other technology-based weight reductions efforts. Why does this matter?

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Charging Up to Drive Cheaper & Cleaner Just Got A Lot Easier in Virginia

CleanTechnica EVs

Amid record high gas prices and record high climate-changed temperatures, there’s a sliver of good news this week.