electricvehicles
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The Inflation Reduction Act’s Big Bet on Electric Vehicles
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Electric vehicle (EV) sales in the United States grew by 85% between 2020 and 2021 – the largest increase to date. To continue this growth and promote additional investment in EV production, Democratic lawmakers passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) in August, the largest piece of climate change…
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Electric Vehicles: A Solution to Climate Change but a Challenge for Roads
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This August, California legislators proposed an ambitious, sweeping ban prohibiting the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035 in an effort to reduce vehicle emissions and fight climate change. California leads the nation in efforts to limit the rapid warming of our planet through both legislation and conscientious consumption. The…
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Put a Socket in It: Getting EV Charging into Multi-Unit Buildings
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Combatting climate change is an all-hands-on-deck emergency. To fully eradicate emissions by 2050 – the path that scientists agree will keep warming below 1.5ºC and mitigate the worst warming-induced catastrophes – the world needs to electrify practically everything and power the grid with carbon-free electricity. It’s an enormous task, and…
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Cleaner Electric Grid Key to Effective Electrification of Transportation
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Global efforts to mitigate climate change rely on strategies that dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The United Nations Environment Programme has assessed that global emissions must drop by 7.6% annually from 2020 through 2030 to achieve the Paris Climate Agreement’s goal of limiting temperature increases to 1.5 degrees Celsius above…