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Electric cars 'cheaper than conventional vehicles by 2022'

2016-02-25 03:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Electric cars will be cheaper to own than conventional cars by 2022, according to a new report. The plummeting cost of batteries is key in leading to the tipping point, which would kickstart a mass market for electric vehicles, Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) analysts predict. The large-scale roll-out of electric vehicles (EVs) is seen as vital in both cutting the carbon emissions that drive climate change and in dealing with urban air pollution, which leads to many premature deaths every...

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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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