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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

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“Electric cars will not save the climate. Greenpeace , on the other hand, argues that sales of all diesel and petrol vehicles, including hybrids, must end by 2030 to meet such a target. Behavioral change is hard How willing are people to break their car dependency and other energy-related behaviors to address climate change?

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NTSB Chair questions safety impact of heavy EVs

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I’m concerned about the increased risk of severe injury and death for all road users from heavier curb weights and increasing size, power, and performance of vehicles on our roads, including electric vehicles. We do have a climate crisis that needs to be addressed. Smaller electric cars are heavier than their petrol equivalents, too.

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RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE COMMISSION: Drive Electric’s advice on the second draft of the Emissions Reduction Plan (2026-2030)

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Table 1: Chapter 9 Energy and Industry Table 2: Chapter 11 Transport Table 3: Climate Change Commission Recommendations Table 4: Drive Electrics Summary Recommendations Part B: Detailed response Introduction New Zealand is on the cusp of the biggest transformation in transport in over a century.

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EEA report: EVs are better for climate and air quality

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Battery electric cars emit less greenhouse gases and air pollutants over their entire life cycle than petrol and diesel cars, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) report. The EEA has also published a new briefing on the environmental and climate impacts of transport. Here, the spatial location of emissions is important.

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Study finds higher gasoline taxes do not disproportionately impact the poor, especially in developing countries

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Petrol taxes are effective and actually don’t affect poor people disproportionally. Powerful lobbyists have tried to undermine the whole idea of petrol taxes, claiming that the effects are too hard on the poor. Sterner is lead author in the UN climate panel’s (IPCC) working group Mitigation of Climate Change.

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Polestar Aims to Have World’s First Climate Neutral Car by 2030

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By pushing ourselves to create a completely climate-neutral car, we are forced to reach beyond what is possible today. Polestar also cites research by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which states that most forests are still logged with old methods and machinery, resulting in substantial carbon emissions.

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How EVs Are Helping Humanity & Saving Lives?

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From the battery, the power is delivered to the control module and electric motors of the vehicle. Fuel cell powered EVs: Fuel cells generate electricity by dividing electrons from hydrogen molecules. EVS: How They Are Helping Us In developed countries like the US, transportation is the main cause of climate pollution.

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