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San Diego, Parking Reforms Work for Climate & Small Biz

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The post San Diego, Parking Reforms Work for Climate & Small Biz appeared first on EV Obsession. Since 2019, the City has adopted two key policies that will help its neighborhoods become more affordable, inclusive […].

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ICCT assesses factors driving EV market in US cities

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The markets of Charlotte, Detroit, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, Providence, and Virginia Beach showed charging infrastructure growth of approximately 30% to 80%, corresponding with at least a doubling of their electric vehicle uptake from 2015 to 2016.

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Study: Reducing Future Transportation CO2 Emissions to Kyoto Protocol Levels Will Require Combination of Vehicle Technology and Smart Growth

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A Georgia Tech City and Regional Planning study on climate change concludes that “smart growth” combined with the use of hybrid vehicle technology could reduce cities’ carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions significantly by 2050. Percent change in median CO2 by scenario relative to 2000. Stone et al. 2009) Click to enlarge. Stone et al.

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Summer Update

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A large coalition has formed around the issues of national security, combating climate change, saving on fuel costs and increasing business for American agriculture. NGO's The campaign initially began by focusing on the 50 largest cities in the U.S., but it has grown far beyond this point.

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The Aftershocks of the EV Transition Could Be Ugly

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The perturbations caused by transitioning EVs to scale are not market-driven, but government policy-driven to meet a climate-emergency. and especially California,” he says, “has come at the cost of exacerbating the air, water and soil pollution of Asian societies.”