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UC Davis researcher finds ride-hailing EVs offer triple the emissions benefits of a personally owned EV

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Replacing a gasoline-powered ride-hailing vehicle with an electric vehicle can deliver three times the carbon benefits of a personally owned electric vehicle, according to a study by a University of California, Davis, researcher of Uber and Lyft data. The paper is published in the journal Nature Energy. Nat Energy (2020).

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bp and Pure Planet launch new digital carbon-information services for householders and motorists

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In the UK, 100% renewable energy supplier Pure Planet and bp launched a new digital service that allows households and drivers of gasoline, diesel and electric cars to see accurately the financial cost and the emissions of their personal energy use.

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Government of Québec launches $6.7B 2030 Green Economy Plan; emphasis on transportation electrification

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million electric vehicles on Québec roads is targeted by 2030. This target will be achieved in particular through optimal complementarity between the electricity and gas networks and the use of dual energy, energy efficiency, the conversion of fuel oil to electricity and the use of renewable natural gas and other renewable energy sources.

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PSI team develops web tool for consumers to compare environmental impact of passenger cars in detail

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Noise emissions [Person-Pascal/second]. Primary energy, non-renewable [Megajoule]. Primary energy, renewable [Megajoule]. For the future, the electricity mix can also be manually entered to test the effects of different scenarios. When, Where and How can battery-electric vehicles help reduce greenhouse gas emissions? (in

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EIA projects nearly 50% increase in world energy usage by 2050, led by growth in Asia

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A few countries, including China and India, have particularly large populations, and their energy consumption for both personal travel and freight movement grows much more rapidly than in many OECD countries. OECD electric light-duty vehicle stocks increase from 3.5 End-use consumption is increasingly shifting toward electricity.

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ARPA-E issues $100M OPEN funding opportunity announcement to support early-stage energy R&D

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Technologies that create fuels that are substitutes for gasoline/diesel, but are not bio-based. Electric motors - transportation. Technologies for improved electric motors specifically for transportation applications. Engines - transportation. Technologies for improved internal combustion engines and other engine types (e.g.,

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California ARB: GHG emissions fell below 1990 levels for first time in 2016; down 13% from 2004 peak; transportation emissions up 2%

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that greenhouse gas emissions in California in 2016 fell below 1990 levels for the first time since emissions peaked in 2004—a reduction roughly equivalent to taking 12 million cars off the road or saving 6 billion gallons of gasoline a year.

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