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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

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For instance, Alexandre Milovanoff at the University of Toronto and his colleagues’ research (which is described in depth in a recent Spectrum article ) demonstrates the U.S. This is due to the 30 to 40 percent increase in emissions EVs create in comparison to manufacturing an ICE vehicle, mainly from its battery production.

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NREL: battery second use offsets EV expense, improves grid stability; recommendations

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In comparison to automotive service, use in this application will entail relatively benign duty cycles, generally much less than one cycle per day with discharge durations of greater than one hour. Laboratories, Universities, Future Repurposers, and other Third Parties. —Mike Ferry, Center for Sustainable Energy.

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