Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2015

The same highly electrified scenarios, however, could not satisfy 80% GHG-reduction targets, even assuming 80% decarbonized electricity and no growth in travel demand. Within the transportation sector, the two basic options for reducing petroleum use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are fuel-use reduction and fuel substitution.

Carbon 150

Carbon EPRI Gasoline-Electric Climate 150

Plug In Partners

JULY 18, 2008

However, 70% of vehicles can apparently be fueled with no increase of electrical capacity. This post from Climate Progress deals very nicely with a lot of them. The reduction in emissions results from electric operation being much more efficient than gasoline operation. refining), and use are added. refining), and use are added.

EPRI 100

EPRI Li-ion Ni-Li PHEV 100

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Until then, we also recommend you look at the FAQ at the Climate Progress Blog and the FAQ by Hybrids-Plus , an after-market converter of hybrid cars, for answers to many questions! Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) is the concept of using stored energy in a plug-in hybrids (or electric cars) battery to send power to the electrical grid when necessary.

PHEV 37

PHEV Nickel Metal Hydride Prius EPRI 37