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Supreme Court curbs EPA authority to regulate CO2 from power plants

Green Car Congress

EPA that the EPA lacks the authority to set emission standards for power plants so strict as to force a shift of power generation from fossil fuels. The opinion holds that Congress did not grant EPA in Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act the authority to devise emissions caps based on generation shifting—i.e.,

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ACEEE calls on EPA to consider EV efficiency in upcoming proposal for LDV standards

Green Car Congress

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) is calling on the EPA to consider EV efficiency in its upcoming GHG standards for cars. At that efficiency, it contributes about 154 grams of CO 2 per mile driven, based on nationwide grid emissions average and the latest year of data available, 2021.

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Shaping the Future of Fossil Fuels on the Electric Grid

Energy Institute at HAAS

The EPA’s proposed power plant rules include features that deserve more economic analysis. Last week the EPA published a draft of the next chapter in the federal government’s efforts to … Continue Reading Shaping the Future of Fossil Fuels on the Electric Grid

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SmartTruck steps up CFD simulations at ORNL for EPA certification

Green Car Congress

SmartTruck , a small business in Greenville, SC, recently completed its first detailed unsteady analysis using modeling and simulation at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and has become the first company to request certification from the EPA through computational fluid dynamics (CFD). —Nathan See.

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What the EPA ruling means for the carbon footprint of your electric car

Green Car Reports

Electric cars are only as clean as the grid they plug into, and the emissions from using your EV will keep dropping over the years you use it because the grid keeps getting cleaner.

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Volvo CE and Rolls-Royce develop wood-burning charger for off-grid EVs

Baua Electric

When work is being done off the grid in remote locations, it can be hard to keep construction equipment fueled up – regardless of whether that fuel is liquid or electric. The result is a very clean burn, with opacities well under 10% per EPA Method 9 Testing (as compared to open burning, which typically can run at 80% to 100% opacity).

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Review: 2023 Toyota Prius Prime plug-in reboots Volt formula

Green Car Reports

The Prime adds a much larger battery that can be plugged into the grid to recharge—giving it an estimated EPA combined electric. It shares that car’s striking new shape, the one that wowed reviewers and shoppers.

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