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Researchers find Nissan LEAF creates less CO2 than Toyota Prius hybrid in west US and Texas, but more in N. Midwest

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JULY 1, 2015

Regionally specific lifecycle CO 2 emissions per mile traveled for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in the US can vary widely based on grid emission factors (i.e., Under some conditions, the battery electric Nissan LEAF can produce higher emissions than a Toyota Prius hybrid.

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CMU study finds controlled EV charging can reduce generation cost, but at greater health and environmental costs depending upon the generation mix

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APRIL 16, 2015

Stacked bars show the change in generation cost combined with the median damages by pollutant assuming the 2010 social cost of carbon given by the Office of Management and Budget ($31 in $2010). A paper describing the work is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. Credit: ACS, Weis et al. Click to enlarge.

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Researchers find Nissan LEAF creates less CO2 than Toyota Prius hybrid in west US and Texas, but more in N. Midwest

CMU study finds controlled EV charging can reduce generation cost, but at greater health and environmental costs depending upon the generation mix

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