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How To Make Sure EV Infrastructure Is Energy Efficient

EV Connect

Even among those who support urgent action to fight climate change, there are some who raise questions about the trade-offs that electric vehicles present. Department of Energy , the energy loss in an EV drive system is only around 15 to 20 percent, compared to 64 to 75 percent in internal combustion engines.

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Bringing Back Clean Air

CleanTechnica EVs

Originally published on RMI.org. By Christian Roselund, Ali Rotatori, Ben Holland With the promise of vaccines curtailing the spread of COVID, states and economies are beginning to open up again, and we find ourselves getting back not only the good but also some of the negative aspects of pre-pandemic life.

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