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Coal fades, so electrics get cleaner
2014-09-20 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Almost as soon as modern mass-market electric vehicles became available, skeptics began asking if they actually delivered an environmental benefit. After all, they argued, charging batteries from a generating plant that burns fossil fuels simply relocates the greenhouse gas emissions to someone elses neighborhood. There was some basis for this position: An April 2012 report titled State of Charge: Electric Vehicles Global Warming Emissions and Fuel Cost Savings Across the United States, by...
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Category:Electronics and Electrical