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The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

Plug In India

Combining the pollution from the tailpipe emissions with the emissions generated to pump oil out of the ground… is not a pretty picture. Even if electricity is produced from burning coal, the power plant is far away from population centers, transferred over power lines keeping any direct pollution away from the population.

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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Car-Makers Say. Plug-In Hybrids Are Cleaner (Even on a Coal Grid) [ to top ] This entire section is finally obsolete -- because we now have a definitive study by the Electric Power Research Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council. The GREET 1.6

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Success!!! The Ban on EV Conversions in Ontario, Canada is Over!!!

DIY Electric Car

Now, let's get busy and put some more zero-emissions EVs on the road. 47 Sheppard Avenue East, Toronto, M5W 1G9" MTO's EV Conversions FAQs (for the new rules as of 2010.06.07). Will the McGuinty government's 'green car' talk end up on the trash heap like their commitment to close all coal-fired generation in the province by 2007?

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Highly Ranked catachip @ Apr 19th 2009 4:57PM @ Elodie As long as the electricity is generated from wind, hydro, solar, or nuclear then there are zero emissions. That being said, even a car that derives its energy from coal power plants would be far more clean. 7, 1990) Emissions from cars dwarfs that from power plants.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Next ‘Better Place’ Is Australia New Subsidies for Electric Cars in Britain Tesla Motors to Build Battery Packs for Other Car Makers Previous post Group Says European Cap-and-Trade System Reduced Emissions Next post Cutting Costs With Solar Walls From 1 to 25 of 29 Comments 1 2 Next » 1. Cheers — Al Louard 11.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. But I dont think that would contribute to the global environment, to reduce [global warming gas] emissions." ( Wall Street Journal ). todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet." By partnering with these two industries. New York Times ) 10/22/07 ".in

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

And if the cap-and-trade legislation ever gets passed and we have to internalize the costs associated with GHG emission, then the all-electric capability of the Volt might be even more beneficial. For more information, please see our Comments FAQ. Powered by Blogrunner Latest From Green Inc.

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