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The Importance of Electrifying Municipal Vehicles

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The Importance of Electrifying Municipal Vehicles City Cleanup Can Begin on Wheels Electrifying police cars, street sweepers, refuse trucks and other municipal vehicles does more than just help the environment—it also saves money and makes urban areas a safer, more peaceful place to live. Here are the main reasons cities are switching to EVs.

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Regina steps up, adding 53 electric buses to its public transit fleet

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This isn’t just my take — studies conducted by organizations like the American Lung Association have consistently demonstrated that diesel exhaust emissions contribute to air pollution, exacerbating respiratory illnesses and posing serious health risks to urban populations, particularly children and the elderly. Doctors want you in EVs.

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Tsinghua/Argonne Study Finds That Mass Use of EVs in China Could Result in Higher CO2 and Criteria Pollutant Emissions Than Conventional and Hybrid Gasoline Vehicles Due to Coal-Fired Generation of Electricity

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Gasoline vehicle exhausts contribute very little to total national SO 2 emission (0.2% Therefore, coordinated policies between these two sectors are needed to reinforce EVs’ progress toward a cleaner future. Tags: China Climate Change Electric (Battery) Emissions Hybrids Lifecycle analysis Plug-ins. Wang, David G.

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US EPA seeking to award up to $1M for project to mitigate black carbon from diesel sources in Russian Arctic

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Soot emissions are second only to carbon dioxide in promoting global warming, but its effects have been underestimated in previous climate models. Consequently, soot’s effect on climate change has not been adequately addressed in national and international global warming legislation.

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BMW defends diesel while pushing electrification

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Nonetheless, says Krüger, “ Future mobility will definitely depend on state-of-the-art diesels as well, because environmental protection has several dimensions: one of them is the fight against climate change. ”. In addition to these measures, the BMW Group is preparing an EU-wide fleet-renewal campaign.

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Smith Electric Vehicles support London bus fleet

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John Trayner, Go-Ahead London’s managing director, said: “We are committed to a cleaner, safer environment and to reducing our carbon footprint. The electric vans reduce Go-Ahead’s carbon footprint, are virtually noiseless when in use and have zero exhaust emissions, helping to improve urban air quality.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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The alternative-fuel car evolved to reduce exhaust emissions and other problems derived from burning fossil fuels. We need to ask “How badly—from acquiring basic materials to putting it on the road—does each newly-proposed vehicle contribute to the destruction of the environment?” by Professor Andrew Alfonso Frank.

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