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ETA says plug-in cars could "speed climate change" unless we get off coal

Think that plugging in your vehicle will protect the earth? Sure, this was the message that EPRI and the NRDC sent following a 2008 study that found that, if 60 percent of the U.S. fleet of light vehicles converted to plug-ins by 2050, CO2 emissions would drop by 450 million metric tons annually (the same as taking 82 million cars off the road) while electricity consumption would increase only eight percent. Not everyone is convinced that plugs are the answer. The Environmental Transport Association in the UK, for example, believes that ... Read more →

Coal plants could emit 90% less CO2 thanks to chilled ammonia Sebastian Blanco

"But what about the long tailpipe?" Critics of plug-in vehicles often use the "long tailpipe" argument – the fact that CO2 emissions are generated at a power plant somewhere instead of ...

Audi of America president calls Chevy Volt "a car for idiots," slams electric vehicles Sebastian Blanco

When an automotive executive says something brash and outrageous, we sometimes call it "Going Lutz." The green car world has it's own special phrase – "Going Musk" – and we always look ...

GAO says truly clean plug-in hybrids need to be powered by alternatives to coal plants Sebastian Blanco

The long tailpipe. The longer you've been interested in cleaner cars that come with a plug, the more chance there is you've heard about this topic and thought of ways to mitigate the effect of the ...

We are going to need electricity for our cars ... but not from coal! Jeremy Korzeniewski

Time and time again, from expert after expert, we hear that the nations of the planet must start turning to clean sources of energy, and fast. Vinod Khosla recently suggested that we use solar ...

ETA says plug-in cars could "speed climate change" unless we get off coal 22 days ago on Autoblog Green

Think that plugging in your vehicle will protect the earth? Sure, this was the message that EPRI and the NRDC sent following a 2008 study that found that, if 60 percent of the U.S. fleet of light vehicles converted to plug-ins by 2050, CO2 emissions would drop by 450 million metric tons annually ...

Coal plants could emit 90% less CO2 thanks to chilled ammonia 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

"But what about the long tailpipe?" Critics of plug-in vehicles often use the "long tailpipe" argument – the fact that CO2 emissions are generated at a power plant somewhere instead of coming from the vehicle – to show that all the "zero emission" cars aren't as clean as they ...

Audi of America president calls Chevy Volt "a car for idiots," slams electric vehicles 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

When an automotive executive says something brash and outrageous, we sometimes call it "Going Lutz." The green car world has it's own special phrase – "Going Musk" – and we always look forward to the next item that makes us go, "Huh? Really?" They're so much more exciting than the daily ...

GAO says truly clean plug-in hybrids need to be powered by alternatives to coal plants 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

The long tailpipe. The longer you've been interested in cleaner cars that come with a plug, the more chance there is you've heard about this topic and thought of ways to mitigate the effect of the resources that are being consumed elsewhere to move your wheels. Solar and wind are two obvious clean ...

We are going to need electricity for our cars ... but not from coal! 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Time and time again, from expert after expert, we hear that the nations of the planet must start turning to clean sources of energy, and fast. Vinod Khosla recently suggested that we use solar thermal sources, and he also mentioned that nuclear may be an option for the future. Solar arrays seem to ...


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