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Con Edison helping NYC drivers shift to EVs with more places to charge up

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Level 2 chargers provide 240 volts, offering up to 20 miles of range for every hour a vehicle is plugged in. DC fast chargers provide 480 volts, offering 180 miles or more per hour of charging. Over the longer term, Con Edison’s Clean Energy Commitment includes a target to support 400,000 plugs by 2035, and 1 million by 2050.

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CMU study finds that coal retirement is needed for EVs to reduce air pollution

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But the extra emissions released as a result can cause 50% higher costs to human health and the environment.). Life cycle emissions by pollutant and life cycle stage for each vehicle type in the recent (a) and future (b) PJM grid. UC stands for uncontrolled charging and CC stands for controlled charging. Source: Weis et al.

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GM eliminates solvent from suppliers’ paint process with new flame-treatment technology

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Flame treatment of components has for years always been troublesome in a high-volume production environment. It’s being used on the Chevrolet Cruze, Sonic, and Volt. Decreased air pollutants from 810 tons a year to 80 tons a year. Eliminated landfill waste like paint sludge and painted scrap material from 25 tons to nearly zero.

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Tech: Don’t Believe These 5 Plug-In Hybrid Myths!

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PHEVs Are 100% Guilty Of Causing Pollution. Finally, this is the big topic: pollution. By being fueled by both gas and battery, they sacrifice half or more of their need for gasoline, which can give the environment a sigh of relief. Many environmentalists know about it, and so do BEV fans. Conclusion.

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SFU researchers find promise for plug-in vehicles in Canada, but need for increased supply and policy support

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Among the other findings were: PEV Pioneers tend to have higher engagement in technology- or environment- oriented lifestyles, and express higher levels of environmental concern than Mainstream buyers (NVOS respondents). Most PEV Pioneer respondents owned either the Nissan Leaf (46%), Chevrolet Volt (24%), or Tesla Model S (10%).

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EnerFuel Coupling High-Temperature PEM Fuel Cell With On-board Reformer for Range Extender System for Electric Vehicles

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To the user, suggests Dr. Daniel Betts at EnerFuel, perhaps the most important difference between a fuel cell and an ICE range extender such as that used in the Chevrolet Volt is that the fuel cell can charge the vehicle battery while parked. More complex battery-fuel cell interactions can also occur, Betts says.

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Efficient and stable PtPb/Pt core/shell nanoplate catalysts for ORR in fuel cells; new way of introducing tensile strain

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volts versus the reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE), respectively. Eventually, the laboratory-level electrocatalysts will need to be tested in a larger fuel cell system, where real-world variables—such as pollutants that could impact surface reactivity—can be introduced. milliampere (mA) per cm 2 and 4.3

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