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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

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However, achieving either goal would likely require governments offering hundreds of billions of dollars, if not trillions, in EV subsidies to ICE owners over the next decade, not to mention significant investments in EV charging infrastructure and the electrical grid. billion to more than 2 billion. For instance, recent U.S.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The company’s president, Tom Gage , dubbed the system “vehicle to grid” or V2G. And EV owners would become entrepreneurs, selling electricity back to the grid. And indeed, that’s how promoters of vehicle-to-grid technology perceive the EV.

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California agencies release report charting path to 100% clean electricity; need to triple grid capacity by 2045

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Highlights from the report include the following: To reach the 2045 target while electrifying other sectors to meet the state’s economy-wide climate goals, California will need to roughly triple its current electricity grid capacity. A clean electricity grid is necessary to achieve economywide carbon neutrality.

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Study forecasts even with modest warming, global energy demand to increase by mid-century

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A new study published in Nature Communications by researchers from IIASA, Boston University, and the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice found that by mid-century, climate change will increase the demand for energy globally, even with modest warming.

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New report reveals that electric vehicle batteries can provide significant economic value for drivers and the electricity grid

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This report is based on the work of Strategic Policy Economics and examines several critical topics, including: using EV batteries as mobile energy storage units, the second life application of EV batteries as back-up grid storage and the economic value of EV to grid or ‘V to G’ programs for consumers and utilities. About Plug’n Drive.

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Study finds steelmaking by electric arc furnace in US produces up to 75% less carbon emissions

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As the electrical power grid in the US continues to decarbonize through the efforts of utilities and individual companies, the carbon intensity of EAF steelmaking will drop to even lower levels. —Philip Bell, president, SMA. The study was conducted from November 2021 to June 2022 and was independently managed by CRU.

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California Energy Commission approves $2.9B investment for zero-emission transportation infrastructure

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97 million for emerging opportunities such as aviation, locomotive, marine vessels and vehicle-grid integration. $15 . $118 million for ZEV manufacturing. $90 90 million for hydrogen refueling infrastructure. $97 15 million zero- and near-zero-carbon fuel production and supply. $15 15 million for low-carbon fuels. $10