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CMU study finds that coal retirement is needed for EVs to reduce air pollution

Green Car Congress

Electric vehicles charged in coal-heavy regions can create more human health and environmental damages from life cycle air emissions than gasoline vehicles, according to a new consequential life cycle analysis by researchers from Carnegie Mellon University. UC stands for uncontrolled charging and CC stands for controlled charging.

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Hybrids vs EVs: where should government put its money

Baua Electric

Meanwhile, Toyota and Maruti Suzuki are of the view for more tax cuts on hybrids. --> In a recent letter to the government, Tata Motors has opposed the further tax cuts on hybrids. Meanwhile, Toyota and Maruti Suzuki are of the view for … In a recent letter to the government, Tata Motors has opposed the further tax cuts on hybrids.

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Reaction Design introduces model fuel library resulting from work of Model Fuels Consortium

Green Car Congress

MFC members included Toyota, GE Energy, VW, Suzuki, Petrobras and Conoco. Fuel properties affect a number of combustion and engine properties, including ignition delay; knocking tendency; flame speeds; pollutant emissions; sooting tendency and particle size distributions; and density, viscosity and heating value.

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Top 5 Promising Technological Developments In The Electric Vehicle Sector

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The history of electric vehicle dates back to 1800s when the man wanted to get rid of the animal-powered karts they thought electric vehicles as the best alternative with great potential back in those days one-third of the vehicle on the road was an electric car. Tesla focused on the experience the driver gets from the car.

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Soot and Spin: Two Plug-in Paradoxes

Plugs and Cars

Required reading: Bill Moore's EVWorld review and Martin Zimmerman's LA Times piece about their test drives of the Toyota Plug-in Prius and the hydrogen fuel cell Highlander FCHV. Cold starts mean more pollution. A supplemental electric heater comes right to mind. It also spreads doubt about the enviro bona fides of plug-ins.

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Zero-Carbon Drive to Sacto Anti-Carbon Rally and Back

Plugs and Cars

What's most interesting, however, is how easy (and cheap) it is to do a carbon emission-free 200 mile day in a 100 mile range electric vehicle, my 5 year old Toyota RAV4 EV. Electric cars don't emit carbon (or anything else) as they drive, so there's one additional saving quite relevant to speaking at a rally decrying carbon emissions.

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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

2 Plug-in hybrids are cleaner 3 Plug-in hybrids are cheaper 4 Plug-in hybrids are domestic 5 Plug-in hybrids already exist 1. But when you do, your car essentially becomes an electric vehicle with a gas-tank backup. Lifetime service costs are lower for a vehicle that is mainly electric. What Are Plug-In Hybrids?

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