Do Electric Vehicles Pollute As Much As Gas-Powered Ones?
CleanTechnica EVs
JULY 24, 2021
Only full battery electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs have the potential to be very low-GHG pathways.
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CleanTechnica EVs
JULY 24, 2021
Only full battery electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs have the potential to be very low-GHG pathways.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 21, 2022
The California Electric Transportation Coalition and California utilities announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to support a California Regional Charging Network. The MOU encourages cooperation and leadership among the California utilities to build out a regional network of chargers.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 29, 2020
The Colorado Energy Office (CEO), a non-regulatory department within the Governor’s Office focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions by advancing clean energy, energy efficiency and zero emission vehicles, has released the Colorado Electric Vehicle Plan 2020. BEVs and PHEVs currently on the road in Colorado.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 18, 2020
A new study led by researchers from Northwestern University projects that if electric vehicles replaced 25% of combustion engine cars currently on the road, the United States would save approximately $17 billion annually by avoiding damages from climate change and air pollution.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
Battery electric vehicles are only as clean as the energy source used to generate the electricity that powers them. Natural gas. This brief study analyzes, for each individual state, the changes from 2018 to 2020 in the use of coal (one of the two most polluting energy sources) to generate electricity.
Electrek
JUNE 7, 2023
The benefits of trading in your gas guzzler for an EV go beyond protecting the environment. With significant reductions in harmful air pollution, transitioning to electric vehicles and clean non-combustion electricity could save nearly 90,000 lives in the US by 2050, according to new data from the American Lung Association.
CleanTechnica EVs
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Electric rideables are absurdly efficient at moving people and small loads through urban areas without causing congestion, without noise, without pollution and without greenhouse gas emissions.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 23, 2023
Major ridesourcing companies Uber and Lyft have promised all-electric fleets by 2030 in an effort to reduce their carbon footprint. However, few studies have used real-world rideshare trip data in their estimates, or included additional assessments of air pollution and traffic impacts, from the switch.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 18, 2020
The West Coast Clean Transit Corridor Initiative , a study commissioned by a collaboration among nine electric utilities and two agencies representing more than two dozen municipal utilities, recommends adding electric vehicle charging for freight haulers and delivery trucks at 50-mile intervals along Interstate 5 and adjoining highways.
Green Car Congress
JULY 27, 2021
Original map from Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The policy will implement two clean cars standards to reduce vehicle emissions. The low-emission vehicle (LEV) standard requires vehicle manufacturers to deliver passenger cars, trucks, and SUVs that produce lower greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants for sale in Minnesota.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 12, 2023
During a keynote speech to the Transportation Research Board annual meeting Wednesday, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy questioned the safety impact of electric vehicles. Its gross vehicle weight rating is a staggering 10,550 pounds. Electrifying vehicles adds yet more weight.
Green Car Congress
JULY 30, 2021
The California Energy Commission (CEC) announced that $12 million in rebates will be available to install publicly accessible electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. Applications for rebates open 5 August. Since December 2017, CALeVIP has made more than $155.9
Green Car Congress
JUNE 27, 2018
Two years ago, Southern California Edison launched Charge Ready, a pilot program to increase the availability of charging for passenger electric vehicles. Achieving California’s ambitious goals for reducing air pollution and harmful greenhouse gas emissions will require 7 million electric cars on California highways by 2030.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 30, 2022
Hyundai Motor Group will collaborate with the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco) and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) jointly to research and develop an advanced fuel for an ultra lean-burn, spark-ignition engine that aims to lower the overall carbon dioxide emissions of a vehicle.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 4, 2019
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced the New Jersey Partnership to Plug-In, a statewide partnership to build out the necessary infrastructure to support electric vehicle ownership. This new initiative is part of our broader effort to make renewable energy solutions work for everyone in New Jersey. —Governor Murphy.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 30, 2021
Purolator is taking another step in greening its fleet with the arrival of fully electric curbside-delivery trucks in Vancouver—the first to be launched nationally by a Canadian courier company. Purolator’s new electric delivery vehicles are built on Ford’s F-59 platform and electrified by Motiv Power Systems.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
A new analysis by Consumer Reports finds that owners of plug-in electric vehicles are spending half as much on maintenance and repair as the owners of similar gas-powered vehicles. Average maintenance/repair costs over vehicle lifetime. Average maintenance/repair costs over vehicle lifetime.
Baua Electric
JANUARY 1, 2024
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. cents, compared to a current average gas price of $2.78 per gallon in the state).
Green Car Congress
JULY 20, 2018
Over the last two decades, fully electric cars have had, let’s say, a slow start. But things are looking up for electric. Plus, battery costs are rapidly decreasing and the public is warming up to the idea of electric cars. Electric Vehicles: Right Now. Make all AVs electric. Maybe you’ve ridden in an EV.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 8, 2023
In a recent open-access paper published in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology , researchers from the University of York report that alcohols in windshield washer fluid account for a larger fraction of real-world vehicle emissions than previous estimates have suggested. Cliff et al. —Cliff et al. Resources Samuel J. Shaw, James D.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 30, 2022
IDTechEx’s latest master electric vehicle report “ Electric Vehicles: Land, Sea & Air 2022-2042 ” finds 35.7 million electric vehicles (EV) were sold in 2021 and predicts this will rise to more than 74 million by 2030. Source: IDTechEx - “Electric Vehicles: Land, Sea & Air 2022-2042”.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
This year’s investment dollars focus largely on underserved communities, including low-income communities and those disproportionately burdened by environmental pollution, as well as small truck fleets. billion commitment—for a total investment of $10 billion through fiscal year 2026-27 to decarbonize California’s most polluting sector.
Electric Vehicles India
JUNE 12, 2021
Top 5 electric vehicles books you must read. Electric vehicles are growing in a tremendous way and this is the time when everyone must be aware of electric vehicles and their technology. As we already know how the ICE vehicles are impacting the environment mostly the air. Electric and Hybrid Vehicles.
Green Car Congress
JULY 22, 2022
The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced a $96-million funding opportunity (Fiscal Year 2022 Vehicle Technologies Office Program Wide Funding Opportunity Announcement) to support decarbonizing the domestic transportation sector. Expanding Electric Vehicle Charging Accessibility. Creating Cleaner Non-Road Engines.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 1, 2020
Intelligent Power Generation (IPG) will demonstrate the impact of Flameless Ceramic Turbine technology in UK electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, following a £1-million contract from Highways England. Not only can IPG’s technology deliver low-emission, pollutant-free energy on today’s cleaner fuels.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
NITI Aayog, the Government of India’s official think tank, with support from RMI and RMI India, has launched a campaign to transform last-mile deliveries and eliminate pollution through consumer engagement. Under Shoonya, electric delivery vehicles and the packages they carry will be eligible for the Shoonya mark.
Teslarati
DECEMBER 25, 2022
of new cars sold in Canada were electric. As noted in a report from The Toronto Star , government action and electric vehicle policies have had a notable effect on the sales of EVs across Canada’s provinces. The post Canada takes boldest stance on electric vehicles yet appeared first on TESLARATI.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 4, 2022
Managed by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control ( DNREC ), the ZEV program is designed to accelerate the commercialization of battery-electric, plug-in hybrid and fuel cell electric vehicles. Transportation is the leading source of greenhouse gas emissions in Delaware.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 14, 2021
The Port of Los Angeles and its partners rolled out five new hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) and introduced two hydrogen fueling stations. The Port’s technology development partners are Toyota Motor North America, which designed and built the powertrain’s fuel cell electric power supply system; Kenworth Truck Co.,
Creative Greenius
JULY 11, 2022
The kind of justice I believe in does not give “them that’s got” an uninterrupted pipeline to keep profiting from pollution. Oil, gas and coal workers have all known for more than a dozen years that their work was helping to destroy people’s health and well being. That ain’t justice. None of them are innocent bystanders.
Get Electric Vehicle
JUNE 7, 2023
The electric vehicle industry is growing at a high pace these days. Are you planning a job in electric vehicle industry? Then this Electric Vehicle Interview Questions and Answers will definitely help you out. There are different types of firms working in the electric vehicle domain.
Plug N Drive
AUGUST 10, 2020
Ontario’s Used Electric Vehicle (EV) Incentive Program has been extended. Through this program, Ontario drivers qualify for $1,000 toward the purchase of a used fully electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. The Automotive Recyclers of Canada are ensuring these vehicles are responsibly scrapped. .
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 6, 2021
President Biden issued an Executive Order (EO) that sets a goal that 50% of all new vehicles sold in 2030 zero-emissions vehicles, including battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, or fuel-cell-electric vehicles.
The Truth About Cars
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Photo credit: Nick Starichenko / Shutterstock.com Contrary to common misconceptions , electric vehicles (EVs) generally have a smaller carbon footprint compared to traditional gasoline cars. This advantage remains true even when considering the electricity utilized for charging EVs.
Green Car Congress
MAY 6, 2021
Completed in less than one year, the electric school bus fleet project is part of a series of electrification initiatives by the Stockton Unified School District to become the nation’s leading zero-emission school district. The Mobility House’s mission is to create an emissions-free energy and mobility future.
Green Car Congress
JULY 7, 2023
Maritime transport represents around 90% of trade worldwide, while producing 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions. WasteFuel recently launched its WasteFuel Methanol Module, designed to produce up to 100 metric tons per day of fuel grade methanol from a variety of waste sources including landfill gas and biogas from anaerobic digestion.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 10, 2020
The GREET (Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Transportation) tool provides a common, transparent platform for lifecycle analysis (LCA) of of the energy and environmental effects of a wide variety of transportation fuels and vehicle technologies in major transportation sectors (i.e., CO 2 -derived ethanol.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 5, 2021
BNSF Railway Company and Wabtec began testing battery-electric locomotive technology in revenue service between Barstow and Stockton, California. The battery-powered locomotive ( FLXdrive ) will be situated in a consist between two Tier 4 locomotives, creating a battery-electric hybrid consist.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 21, 2021
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing the federal greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for passenger cars and light trucks for Model Years (MY) 2023 through 2026. EPA is planning to initiate a separate rulemaking to establish multi-pollutant emission standards under the Clean Air Act for MY 2027 and later.
Green Car Congress
JULY 8, 2022
The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ( NPRM ) for states and municipalities to track and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. A Discretionary Grant Program for Charging and Fueling Infrastructure will provide $2.5
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 21, 2021
The adoption of these rules establishes New Jersey as one of the first states to require phasing in of clean electric commercial trucks to replace diesel-powered trucks. New Jersey’s transportation sector is responsible for more than 40% of the state’s greenhouse gas emissions. Last month, Governor Murphy announced a $13.7-million
Green Car Congress
MARCH 22, 2023
On this basis, and of Pareto efficiency, Emissions Analytics argues, until battery-electric vehicles can reach certain performance characteristics, government and industry support should switch immediately from EVs to full hybrids to create maximum welfare. Every air pollutant is more than 90% its limit.
Baua Electric
APRIL 24, 2024
Photo: Highland Fleets Today, the US Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) announced nearly $1 billion in grants to replace gas heavy-duty vehicles and school buses with electric vehicles. The transportation sector is the US’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions and a leading source of health-harming pollution.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
Ridesourcing vehicles’ high use intensity is economically attractive for electric vehicles, which typically have lower operating costs and higher capital costs than conventional vehicles. Air pollution is a classic case where free markets fail. —Bruchon et al.
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