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Charging electric vehicles at night can cause more harm than good, says study
2016-02-23 05:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University find that while charging electric vehicles at night is more cost-effective, it increases air emissions. Charging electric vehicles late at night, when demand is low and electricity is cheapest to generate, is preferred by grid operators. However, CMU researchers found that it produces substantially higher greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution than simply charging as soon as the driver returns home. Electric Volt In a study published in the journal...
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