CMU study finds that coal retirement is needed for EVs to reduce air pollution
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 12, 2016
In the study’s future 2018 grid scenarios that account for predicted coal plant retirements, PEVs would produce air emissions damages comparable to or slightly lower than HEVs. When EV charging load is added to a power system, wind and solar plant output can’t be turned up to respond because they are typically already fully utilized.
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