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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

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“Electric cars will not save the climate. to hit the 90 percent EV target, sales of all new ICE vehicles across the U.S. 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. For the U.S. The answer is perhaps some, but maybe not too much.

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U of Toronto study finds US electrification of LDV fleet not a silver bullet for tackling climate change in vehicle sector

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The paper is published in the journal Nature Climate Change. A lot of people think that a large-scale shift to EVs will mostly solve our climate problems in the passenger vehicle sector. As a test market, they chose the United States, which is second only to China in terms of passenger vehicle sales.

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Climate Authority calls for fossil car ban by 2040, support for EVs and home chargers

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Climate Change Authority says sales of new fossil cars should be banned by 2040, calls for more incentives to encourage EVs, and for residential solar scheme o include home chargers. The post Climate Authority calls for fossil car ban by 2040, support for EVs and home chargers appeared first on The Driven.

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California ARB approves 2017 Climate Change Scoping Plan; requires doubling the rate of GHG cuts

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The California Air Resources Board unanimously approved the 2017 Climate Change Scoping Plan , which sets the state on an aggressive course to reduce greenhouse gas emissions an additional 40% below 1990 levels by 2030 under SB 32. This will require California to double the rate at which it has been cutting GHGs. Earlier post.).

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Heat Pumps Take on Cold Climates

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Twenty homes scattered across Canada and the northern United States are keeping warm this winter using prototypes of the latest iteration in residential heating systems: cold climate heat pumps. To prove it, eight manufacturers are publicly testing their prototypes in the Cold-Climate Heat Pump Technology Challenge , hosted by the U.S.

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Total BEV sales in California at 8.9% of 2030 goal

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The California Center for Jobs & The Economy has released an updated report ( earlier post ) on the progress of ZEV sales in the state during the first half of 2020, drawing on sales data from the California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA). Sales nationally were down 23.5%. Cumulative PEV Sales at 15.3% in H1 2020.

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California cumulative PEV sales at 13.4% of 2030 goal; true ZEVs at 7.6%

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As part of California’s AB 32 climate change program, Executive Order B-48-18 administratively created a goal of 5 million zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) on California roads by 2030. Using this more flexible interpretation that includes both true ZEVs and combustion PHEVs, total PEV sales since 2009 account for 13.4%