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What is Electrification of Transportation?

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Globally, the transportation sector contributes about 25% of all CO2 emissions. In the US , the contribution is 28%, with light-duty vehicles – cars, SUVs, and small trucks – responsible for 59% of transportation emissions and 17% of all US emissions. An additional 35% is from natural gas, which emits the least CO2 of any fossil fuel.

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UK power crisis – entirely the fault of regulators and ministers

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What we have not done so well is to ensure that we have a solid base level of generation to supply electricity when there is no sun and no wind. We have closed most of the coal plants and several the aging nuclear plants are moving offline as they close for repair of reach end of life. Smart Meters waste. Nuclear 15%.

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List of The Best 10 Alternative Fuels for Cars that Could Replace Gasoline

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It is a liquid alcohol fuel produced from a variety of feedstocks, including natural gas, coal, biomass, or even carbon dioxide. Battery Electric Vehicles are environmental friendly(?). Hybrid Electric Cars uses one or more sources of energy along with electricity. I would say that electric vehicles are not rare.

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Must Read 40+ Electric Vehicle Interview Questions & Answers

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Here are some of the key advantages of electric vehicles: Environmental Benefits: EVs produce zero tailpipe emissions, meaning they do not release pollutants like carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), particulate matter, and other harmful gases into the atmosphere. 10 Are EVs eco-friendly since we generate electricity from coal?

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The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

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Shipping is responsible for an estimated 100 crore tonnes of CO2 per year, and 10% of that is shipping oil. These cars and trucks have internal combustion engines that are extremely inefficient. 70% of the energy from burning fossil fuel is wasted as heat, while only 30% goes to turn your wheels. In India 39.1%

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Green Hydrogen Cars: How They are Different?

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When most of us consider ways to reduce carbon emissions in the transportation sector, we immediately think of electric cars or vehicles in general, and in that case, we are right to a greater extent.  As we have quoted several times electric cars are great but battery-operated electric cars have a few disadvantages as well.

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Naysayer Alert – the hydrogen red herring

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Proponents believe such a car could be easily refuelled with hydrogen and assumed it would have greater range than a pure all-electric car. Little seems developed in any wide commercial sense and certainly not to the extent of the pure electric car. So why haven’t FCEV becoming as prolific as other electric cars?