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New battery-electric vehicles take 5.7% share in Europe in Q1; hybrids 18.4%, gasoline 42.2% , diesel 23.2%

Green Car Congress

In the first quarter of 2021, hybrid electric vehicles made up 18.4% of total passenger car sales in the EU, almost doubling their market share in a year, according to data from the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA). of all new cars, while plug-in hybrids accounted for 8.2% of the car market.

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Lifecycle Emissions of Electric Cars vs. Gasoline

Green Energy Consumers

When we talk about the environmental benefits of electric vehicles (EVs), we get a lot of questions about the lifetime greenhouse gas (GHG) impact of EVs vs internal combus t ion engine (ICE) cars. Electric cars don’t have tailpipe emissions when running on electricity, but battery manufacturing is an energy-intensive process.

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Gas Car Fires Far More Common Than Electric Car Fires

CleanTechnica EVs

The argument that there are more electric car fires than gasoline car fires is silly, yet many people believe this is the case.

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Electric vehicles fail at a lower rate than gas cars in extreme cold

Baua Electric

Electric vehicles fail at a lower rate than gas-powered cars in the extreme cold, according to a road assistance service in Norway. Electric vehicles often get bad press about their performance in the cold. Now, we get actual data comparing failure rates of EVs versus ICE cars thanks to our friends in Norway.

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Kentucky electric cars now pay two taxes where gas cars only pay one

Baua Electric

Photo by Mobilus in Mobili on Flickr As of January 1st, Kentucky has implemented not one but two new taxes on electric vehicles, both of which are individually higher than what gas vehicles pay on similar units of energy. These rates on public charging are notably higher than the roughly 11% tax that Kentucky collects on gasoline (28.7

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How Much Cleaner Is An Electric Car Than A Gas Car?

CleanTechnica EVs

How much cleaner is it to drive an electric vehicle (EV) versus a gasoline vehicle? This is a common question for drivers and car buyers, and one we’ve been answering for quite a while.

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Passing Gas: More Electric Cars Than Gasoline Stations Now

Green Car Reports

Electric cars achieved another milestone recently: Plug-in vehicles on American roads now outnumber the gas stations they whiz past on the roadside. As early as next year, electric-car sales in the United States each year.' We estimate the watershed (oil-shed?)