Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Battery electric vehicles are only as clean as the energy source used to generate the electricity that powers them. This brief study analyzes, for each individual state, the changes from 2018 to 2020 in the use of coal (one of the two most polluting energy sources) to generate electricity. from coal. West Virginia. New Mexico.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 24, 2023

Increased use of renewable energy will help reduce electricity generation from coal and natural gas power plants, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) in turn making EVs cleaner.

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The Driven EV News

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Today's electric cars already have a far lower lifecycle climate footprint than ICE cars, and in the future will also perform better on particulate matter pollution, rain acidification and ozone depletion The post EVs are 40 pct less polluting than ICE cars, and will be even cleaner by 2030 appeared first on The Driven.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2021

That insight could also help the car industry make cleaner combustion engines. They believe that the finding could one day lead to cleaner combustion engines. Furthermore, equipping airplanes and the gasoline-powered component of hybrid plug-in EVs with cleaner combustion engines could help reduce CO 2 emissions. Zhao et al.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 4, 2023

How much cleaner is it to drive an electric vehicle (EV) versus a gasoline vehicle? It’s a complicated question, in part because electricity generation varies across the US and also because some EVs are more efficient […] This is a common question for drivers and car buyers, and one we’ve been answering for quite a while.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2019

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. The transportation sector is the source of nearly a quarter of Canada’s carbon emissions and more than 40% of California’s.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 1, 2022

To be clear, this means five million more Londoners will soon breathe cleaner air. It will operate London-wide across all London boroughs, up to the current Low Emission Zone (LEZ) boundary. The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, announced the expansion of the […].

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 8, 2022

Anticipated price hikes for coal and natural gas could lead to increase use of renewable energy in electricity generation, making both the grid and EVs cleaner, according to new United States Energy Information Administration (EIA) analysis.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 30, 2019

One of the easiest ways for electric-car drivers to get in an argument is discussing how much coal-fired electricity contributes to pollution. Now a new study by BNEF (a Bloomberg spinoff) can help give electric-car drivers some peace of mind in these arguments.

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Entering its trial third year to study the feasibility of battery-electric rail, UK’s Great Western Railway (GWR) has hit an encouraging milestone, traveling further in the region than any battery-electric train before it.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Although engine manufacturers routinely develop cleaner engines for new vehicles, older model vehicles continue to contribute heavily to pollution levels. While fossil fuels eventually may be replaced by electric powertrains or noncarbon fuels in our lifetime, the process developed with our client could be implemented immediately.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2019

New 2018 data from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) indicates that the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) continues to drive production of a growing volume of cleaner transportation fuels for California consumers. The standard provides consumers with a growing variety and volume of cleaner fuels. To date almost 3.3

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Electric cars keep getting cleaner, despite efforts by the EPA and NHTSA to roll back pollution standards on cars and powerplants. That's the conclusion of the latest report from the Union of Concerned Scientists which annually measures the environmental impact of driving an electric car.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Through the FY2022 and FY2023 Transportation bills, funding was approved for a new incentive program, “Replace Your Ride,” to encourage owners of older, higher polluting vehicles to switch to cleaner transportation options.

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The Driven EV News

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The post Electric road trips in UK: Cleaner than fossil fuels, and plenty of charging options appeared first on The Driven. EVs are easy on the highway and fun on hilly and windy roads, and they are also really good on the narrow country lanes that dominate the UK road map.

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Electrek

MARCH 20, 2023

Africa received its first heavy-duty commercial electric truck this past week, a Volvo Trucks FE Electric garbage truck (waste collector). more… The post Africa’s waste industry just got a whole lot cleaner with its first electric garbage truck appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 30, 2020

Electric cars are cleaner than gas cars almost everywhere. Battery-electric trains catch on in Europe. A study from the UK has found that electric cars are now cleaner than gasoline cars in 95% of. Ethanol faces more challenges at the pump. And will an activist strategy about oil stoke interest in Aptera?

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The Driven EV News

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Federal minister uses electric ute as prop to launch new report highlighting money and health benefits of strong fuel emissions policy. The post Electric utes: Shining the path towards a cheaper and cleaner future for regional Australia appeared first on The Driven.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 6, 2022

By Kathy Harris & Noah Long New Mexicans will now be able to buy cleaner, zero-emission vehicles in the state, thanks to Advanced Clean Cars (ACC) standards unanimously adopted by the Joint Albuquerque New Mexico Environmental Improvement and Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Boards (“Boards”).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2023

The electric driveline system from Volvo Penta also includes the complete high voltage system—electric motors, gearboxes, inverters, junction boxes and cabling. The concept machine is powered entirely by two Volvo Penta batteries, matched to the duty cycle of the excavator, which fit neatly into the existing engine bay.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 1, 2024

Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects combined electricity generation from solar and wind to exceed coal for the first time in 2024. The cost of gasoline and the carbon footprint of EVs could both fall in the new year. Solar alone is expected to increase 39% from 2023 thanks to continual increases in generating capacity.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 10, 2022

And as the fleet of last-mile vans expands to meet this need, it’s largely going electric. Last-mile delivery vans are, increasingly, how we shop, how we get home services, and even how we get food delivered. The wake-up call for how quickly this change might sweep the industry came in 2019, when Amazon announced plans to buy 100,000.

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Electrek

JUNE 28, 2021

Today, we’re going to take a look at how you can pressure wash your home with a cordless electric power cleaner instead of larger gas/oil-powered machines. more… The post Sun Joe 24V cordless electric power cleaner blows away grime at $60, more in New Green Deals appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2022

This innovation gives our professional customers the choice to convert their current vans to electric, extend their vehicle’s life and meet legislative and mobility requirements. The driver for this increase is the European Green Deal plan, aimed at encouraging the transition to cleaner vehicles and cleaner mobility.

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Teslarati

MAY 29, 2023

If anything, they emphasize the idea that it is possible to adopt a cleaner, quieter alternative to conventional trucking solutions featuring large, noisy, Class 8 diesel-powered semitrailers today. BILL GATES: ELECTRIC TRUCKS WILL NEVER HAPPEN. Such issues are directly addressed by vehicles like the Tesla Semi. IT'S A PIPE DREAM.

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The streets of Pompano Beach, Florida will be cleaner and quieter than ever starting this week, thanks to a new, all-electric Mack LR waste truck that was delivered last week!

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The impact of electric vehicle batteries on the environment and communities is set to significantly improve under a new law agreed by EU lawmakers on Friday. Battery producers will face tougher environmental and due diligence standards if they want to sell in the European market.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 29, 2020

Trains are about to go electric. Battery-electric, that is. While electrical propulsion has been the preferred way to move trains for most of a century, the idea of moving them longer distances via battery is one that’s just now being realized.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2019

Three months since the introduction of the Ultra-Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) in London, results of a year-long trial in the capital suggest that plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) commercial vehicles could present the most practical, readily available option for businesses trying to meet clean-air targets in cities. million (US$5.9-million)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2022

Intelligent Backup Power, making its debut on F-150 Lightning, gives customers the ability to use bidirectional power technology from their all-electric truck to provide up to 10 days of power to their homes during an outage, depending on home energy usage. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). —PG&E Corporation CEO Patti Poppe.

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Electrek

MAY 16, 2023

more… The post Greenworks’ 24V electric pressure cleaner uses any fresh water source at $120 (25% off) in New Green Deals appeared first on Electrek. Head below for other New Green Deals that we’ve found today and of course Electrek’s best EV buying and leasing deals.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Chinese automaker Borgward wants to sell electric cars in the United States. Electric cars have gotten even cleaner in 2018. The 2020 Mercedes-Benz EQC makes its public debut. And the results are in from one of our latest Twitter polls. All of this and more on Green Car Reports.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 26, 2023

A while back, I read a very interesting article on The Drive estimating the lifetime emissions of electric pickup trucks. They concluded that electric trucks were still better than a comparable gas-powered truck, but that the point where the EV truck had saved enough energy to make up for the extra emissions of manufacturing a […]

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 9, 2018

More good news about electric cars in the U.S.: the emissions associated with the electricity used to charge them have fallen. Based on the latest data on powerplant emissions from the EPA, an electric car on the road in the U.S. DON'T MISS: Electric cars cleaner than any gas-only car for.

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The Driven EV News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Faster, cleaner: Largest electric mining truck, with swappable 354kWh batteries, is being trialled at an Australian gold mine. The post Largest electric underground mining truck begins trial at Australian gold mine appeared first on The Driven.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2021

Allison Transmission’s eGen Flex, its next generation electric hybrid propulsion solution ( earlier post ), will be put into revenue service at New York City Transit (NYCT) in May. This option will be set automatically through geofencing technology for zero-emission zones and passenger depots for a quieter and cleaner environment.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2021

BNSF Railway Company and Wabtec began testing battery-electric locomotive technology in revenue service between Barstow and Stockton, California. The battery-powered locomotive ( FLXdrive ) will be situated in a consist between two Tier 4 locomotives, creating a battery-electric hybrid consist.

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