Green Car Reports

MARCH 24, 2021

Los Angeles' infamous smog problems made it the frontline in a successful war on tailpipe emissions, but even a full switch to electric cars may not completely eliminate air pollution in the city, a new UC Berkeley study suggests.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The researchers’ study leveraged publicly available datasets to analyze a “natural experiment” occurring in California as residents transitioned to electric cars. The post EVs like Tesla are cutting pollution levels and reducing health problems: study appeared first on TESLARATI.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 10, 2021

Air pollution levels declined during the pandemic, but the decrease may have been overstated. Air pollution remains a public health hazard, and as […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

However, it is so frequently claimed that EVs pollute as well (not even close). Editor’s Note: In a previous CleanTechnica post, Michael Grinshpun discussed this study. As a result, including the original report bears repeating.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 23, 2022

These comments were about EVs, that they produce more fine particulate matter through brake and tire pollution than traditional ICE vehicles. UK Environment Secretary George Eustice made some notable comments recently that got picked up by The Daily Mail.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 25, 2014

The modern car is just about unrecognizable against its counterpart of a few decades ago. The whole industry, pushed hard by legislation, has drastically reduced exhaust pollutants. Hybrids, plug-in hybrids and electric cars do their bit to reduce emissions further, operating some or all of the.'

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Running cars on e-fuels, which have been touted as a way to prolong the life of the internal combustion engine, will not alleviate air pollution problems.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Electric cars powered by renewable energy could significantly reduce health risk to young children, says the American Lung Association. The post The Switch To Electric Cars & Renewables Will Make Our Children Healthier appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 5, 2020

An invention claims to be able to catch pollution from tires. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Mullen Technologies is again planning to sell Chinese-designed electric cars in. Mullen’s at it again with potential U.S. distribution of Chinese EVs. Honda electrifies its racing.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 6, 2020

Electric cars produce no "tailpipe" emissions, but what if they could also help clean up existing air pollution? The Hyundai Prophecy concept shows a way for future electric cars to gain that ability.

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Teslarati

APRIL 15, 2022

Just a few weeks since it was formally opened, Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin was faced with its first potential crisis: a water-polluting liquid leak. No water-polluting liquid escaped into the open air or into the ground. Local reports noted that the leak happened in Giga Berlin’s paint shop.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 30, 2019

One of the easiest ways for electric-car drivers to get in an argument is discussing how much coal-fired electricity contributes to pollution. Now a new study by BNEF (a Bloomberg spinoff) can help give electric-car drivers some peace of mind in these arguments.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 1, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: We run down plug-in electric car sales for April, the latest on Tesla''s Gigafactory site choice, and the 10 most-polluted cities in the U.S. All this and more on Green Car Reports. What are the 10 most polluted.' Or will it choose two sites?

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 2, 2019

Volkswagen has developed a mobile juice pack for electric cars. The EPA continues to roll back regulations on coal plants to allow them to emit more pollution. For the first time dramatic depreciation on electric cars has begun to reverse. Tesla released sales numbers for the last quarter of 2018.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2017

EarthSense Systems—a joint venture between the University of Leicester and aerial mapping company BlueSky—has published MappAir, the first high resolution nationwide map of air pollution. ultrafine pollution particles smaller than 2.5 Air pollution is not a constant threat. micrometers) later in 2017.

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Electric Vehicles India

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Electric vehicles (EVs) have gained increasing popularity in India in recent years as the country has made efforts to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels and curb air pollution. Electric Cars in India. Top5 Reasons for Using Electric Cars in India.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 11, 2021

Proposed in 2019, tougher emissions rules achieved a major breakthrough this week when an administrative law judge ruled that the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's. Minnesota could be the latest state—and the first in the Midwest—to adopt California's emissions rules, requiring greater fuel efficiency than federal standards.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 31, 2013

Does the supposedly clean, green Tesla Model S really pollute more than a gas-guzzling Jeep Grand Cherokee sport-utility vehicle? That''s what one analyst has claimed.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Electric cars keep getting cleaner, despite efforts by the EPA and NHTSA to roll back pollution standards on cars and powerplants. That's the conclusion of the latest report from the Union of Concerned Scientists which annually measures the environmental impact of driving an electric car.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 3, 2016

Today, we look at the amount of pollution attributable to electric cars, Elon Musk says Tesla will develop a van-like "SpaceBus," and the EPA approves 2017 BMW diesel luxury cars for sale in the U.S. All this and more on Green Car Reports. In addition to new vehicles.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JULY 17, 2023

It’s not a rule that the self-driving car should be all-electric. Environmental pollution by conventional fossil fuel vehicles makes electric vehicles popular. Alternative fuels used in vehicles are also not 100% pollution-free. Assume wireless charging is enabled for an autonomous car. Is it cool?

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 4, 2024

Fiat’s new 2024 500e (source: Stellantis) Italy has some of the oldest, most polluting cars in Europe clogging up its roads, and the country is lagging behind other European countries in EV adoption. By 2035, all new cars and vans registered in Europe will be zero-emission – if automakers keep making new cars, that is.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 14, 2012

It goes, essentially, like this: No one recognizes the horrible pollution problems that will arrive when hybrid and electric cars are junked, and their nickel-metal-hydride and lithium-ion battery packs go into landfills. It's an assertion that comes up a lot in comments on our stories. It's a worthwhile concern.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 1, 2014

California may be a haven for plug-in electric cars, but it''s also home to many of the most-polluted cities in the U.S. Of the 10 most polluted U.S. cities in the American Lung Association''s State of the Air report (via Mashable), seven are in the Golden State.

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InsideEVs

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The study shows real-world drops in respiratory issues and pollution. People may already be feeling the benefits of cleaner air.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2014

Deaths from outdoor air pollution by region in 2005 and 2010. Outdoor air pollution kills some 3.5 This pollution is costing advanced economies plus China and India an estimated US$3.5 The effects of air pollution on people’s health are much higher than previously thought. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 1, 2023

A study by the Keck School of Medicine finds more electric cars lead to better air quality, which lowers the risk of asthma attacks and other health concerns.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 15, 2018

It's a memorable experience, and it's why the future of electric cars increasingly. Those over, say, age 45—big-city residents and Angelenos especially—may recall hazy days in which the sun was barely visible, and air that actually tasted metallic.

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Spark Powered

DECEMBER 27, 2022

I recently asked ChatGPT what the benefits to electric cars were and this is how it responded: There are several benefits to using electric vehicles (EVs), including: Environmental benefits: EVs emit significantly less greenhouse gases and other air pollutants compared to conventional gasoline-powered vehicles.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 3, 2016

But there's no escaping that manufacturing these vehicles, driving them for 10 years or more, and then disposing of them creates pollution that has a wide range of negative impacts. Personal automobiles have given hundreds of millions of people the great luxury of a convenient and comfortable mode of transportation. As advocates and some.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

A new study by researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, published in the Science of the Total Environment journal, has found a link between the increased use of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) and improved air quality and public health in California. This is one of the first studies using real-world data to show […]

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Get Electric Vehicle

AUGUST 29, 2023

While purchasing a brand-new electric car might not be feasible for everyone due to its higher upfront costs, people are looking for alternatives. converting existing internal combustion engine (ICE) cars into electric vehicles using conversion kits. They offer an electric car kit called eAxle.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

billion Fiscal Year 2021-22 Funding Plan for Clean Transportation Incentives is targeted to benefit lower income communities and those disproportionately burdened by environmental pollution. The remainder comes from the Air Pollution Control Fund and the Air Quality Improvement Program. Over half of the $1.5

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Supported projects range from incentives for cleaner trucks and buses, and mobility options such as bike- and car-sharing, to consumer rebates for clean cars. billion commitment—for a total investment of $10 billion through fiscal year 2026-27 to decarbonize California’s most polluting sector. Funded projects include: $2.2

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2023

On average, a passenger ferry emits the same pollution as approximately 40 diesel buses, so electrification of these vessels is a high priority for many cities. LFP is now even being used in electric cars, including standard-range Teslas. It was time to offer our Deep Blue customers a choice.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2022

The MOU was signed by the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (LADWP), Northern California Power Agency (NCPA), Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) and Southern California Edison (SCE), with additional utilities planning to join soon.

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Electric Cars Report

DECEMBER 17, 2022

The funds will support the deployment of thousands of zero-emission trucks, school buses and transit buses to deliver clean air benefits to communities hit hardest by the impacts of pollution from medium- and […] The post California approves $2.9 billion to more double EV chargers in state appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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