Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2009

The piece was co-authored by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego climate and atmospheric scientist V. Available technology such as diesel particulate filters for vehicles and cleaner- burning biomass and solar cookstoves can significantly reduce black carbon emissions.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 28, 2023

In states (or countries ) with a high proportion of coal-generated electricity, the miles needed to break-even climb more. Just accounting for miles driven , however, BEVs cars and trucks appear cleaner than ICE equivalents nearly everywhere in the U.S. The San Diego backlash over a mileage tax may be just the beginning.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2015

Just as PEV batteries are expensive, the utility infrastructure has finite capacity to meet ever-growing electricity needs, and the majority of this system is powered by coal and natural gas generators. Even with these variables, the system has been operating successfully since late 2013. —Mike Ferry, Center for Sustainable Energy.

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