The electric car pollution problem
So why does an EV create more CO2 than an internal combustion engined (ICE) car if it’s manufactured using coal-fired power? It’s the batteries. Batteries of all types are very energy intensive to make, and recycling them is a …
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Fuelling ideas for filling the tank
The LPG Falcon costs $1400 more, so it takes 20 months for pay-back and then the LPG car promises lower future running costs. Emissions are 233g/km CO2 for the LPG and 252g/km for the petrol Falcon. Note that government rebates are not …
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Overwhelming public support for Illinois Clean Car Bill
The worse the fuel efficiency, the more carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted—so as cars use less gas, they emit less CO2. When compared to the recently-revised federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) program, 85% of respondents support …
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Electric cars are the future, says Nissan
Acutely aware of consumers’ and environmentalists’ concerns over carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and its implication in global warming and climate change, Nissan engineers think cars that run on electricity are the key to lowering …
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farming and future sustainability: in conversation with Richard …
If you increase the size of the national herd, you get a once off increase in methane; you don’t get a continuous increase in CO2 levels, as you do if you are burning fossil fuels in a car. So there is no comparison at all between cars …
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Hypermiling
Some cars are more efficient and they use only 5 seconds worth, and some cars, especially older ones use far more than that. For those older cars, turning off the engine probably doesn’t make sense at all. …
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Daily Mail: Brown set for another Budget U-turn as minister hints …
‘Keeping your speed below 55 can save more money than the recent price hikes and cut CO2 as well. ‘But in the long run the Government needs to force car manufacturers to build more efficient vehicles. ‘As it is Gordon Brown has failed …
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We paved paradise
So we remain wedded to our cars, responsible for %26quot;high CO2 emissions, urban sprawl, increased congestion and gas usage, and even hypertension and obesity,%26quot; says Amelie Davis, a Purdue graduate student who worked on the study. …
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Where is “Away”?
Much of what I cannot eat goes into the refrigerator or freezer where it is cooled with coal-fired electricity plants spewing CO2. In order to reduce the carbon released into the atmosphere, we are seriously considering nuclear again. …
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Carbon ration cards: ID Cards and NIR by the back door
The influential Environmental Audit Committee says a personal carbon trading scheme is the best and fairest way of cutting Britain’s CO2 emissions without penalising the poor. Under the scheme, everyone would be given an annual carbon …
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