Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2020

These results indicate that coal and oil are the energy sources leading to most emissions, and that hydro, wind, and nuclear are the energy sources leading to least emissions. On the two extremes, coal and oil result in about 176 times the emissions from hydro.

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Coal Cleaner Electric Vehicles Alaska 435

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

These results indicate that coal and oil are the energy sources leading to most emissions, and that hydro, wind, and nuclear are the energy sources leading to least emissions. On the two extremes, coal and oil result in about 176 times the emissions from hydro. from coal. Energy source. Natural gas. Natural gas.

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Coal West Virginia North Dakota Cleaner 334

Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2021

Now, a study from University of Michigan researchers shows that when, where and how those fleet vehicles are charged can greatly impact their potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In 2019, Amazon announced plans to obtain 100,000 electric delivery vehicles. UPS has ordered 10,000 of them and FedEx plans to be fully electric by 2040.

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Charging Vehicles Gas-Electric Emissions 186

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

While GM did just receive money from the Federal Government, it begs the question: Why is GM receiving Federal bailout monies "delaying" the $370 million Flint, Michigan plant to build the engine for the Volt and the 2010 Chevrolet Cruze 40 mpg automobile? Why Did It Have To Happen This Way?

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Volt Electric Cars Cars GM 30

EV Match

AUGUST 29, 2022

on a path to reducing emissions more than 40% below 2005 levels, per a Princeton University analysis of the measure’s impacts : expanded tax credits for EVs, batteries, solar panels and wind turbines. On a broad level, the IRA enacts the following climate change-mitigation measures which, taken together, put the U.S.

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Electric Vehicles Tax Credit Industry Industrial 52

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2010

Cap-and-trade was first tried on a significant scale twenty years ago under the first Bush administration as a way to address the problem of airborne sulfur dioxide pollution–widely known as acid rain–from coal-burning power plants in the eastern United States. Graham recently declared, “ Economy-wide cap-and-trade is dead. ” Reduced Output.

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Gas Climate Change Emissions Climate 244

Baua Electric

AUGUST 8, 2024

With a narrow majority in the Minnesota legislature, Democrats passed and Walz signed a law requiring 100% of Minnesota’s electricity generation to come from carbon-free energy sources (such as wind, water, solar, and nuclear) by 2040. But much more action was taken during his time in Minnesota than we’ve covered here.

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Climate Minnesota Climate Change EPA 52