Plugs and Cars

APRIL 22, 2010

And that reaction was from an auto company that is taking a "go slow" approach to using grid electricity as a "fuel" for cars. Big Enviro - the national Sierra Club , the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC,) and the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) - have long been less than enthusiastic about plug-ins. Let's be clear.

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Plug-in Plug Sierra Cars 100

Plugs and Cars

JULY 19, 2007

The basic question addressed, which appears on the study homepage (epri-reports.org) is this: How would air quality and greenhouse gas emissions be affected if significant numbers of Americans drove cars that were fueled by the power grid? And the grid is getting cleaner and more renewable every year.

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Plug-in EPRI Plug Hybrid 100

Charged EVs

APRIL 1, 2024

Aqua Metals has developed a process that it says is much cleaner, more efficient and more cost-effective. But the start of a cleaner way of recycling is that you grind them up and separate the materials, and you create this material called black mass, which looks like a black sandy material. It’s a great sustainability story.

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Building Batteries Battery Lithium Ion 95

Plugs and Cars

NOVEMBER 28, 2006

Reviews of the movie by the score have been fueled by $75 per barrel oil and the fear of $4 per gallon gas. A year ago Ford nabbed a significant endorsement from the Sierra Club for its limited edition Mercury Mariner hybrid (29/35 mpg - gasoline only) and a promise of 250,000 hybrids by 2010. Sierra Club.

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Ford Hybrid Sierra San Jose 100

Baua Electric

APRIL 1, 2024

Aqua Metals has developed a process that it says is much cleaner, more efficient and more cost-effective. But the start of a cleaner way of recycling is that you grind them up and separate the materials, and you create this material called black mass, which looks like a black sandy material. It’s a great sustainability story.

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Building Battery Batteries Charging 52

Plugs and Cars

AUGUST 23, 2010

After spending time in the Gulf, the Sierra Club's new executive director, Michael Brune, ponders getting off oil in "Create," his Sierra Magazine commentary. The days of tinkering around with tiny increases in fuel economy should be long gone. The days of tinkering around with tiny increases in fuel economy should be long gone.

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Sierra Coal Fuel Economy Cleaner 100

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2017

Redoing the midterm review of national fuel economy standards is an egregious act of government waste that could result in the rollback of essential consumer protections. The EPA’s previous technical review of the current fuel economy standards shows that the standards are not only well within reach, but are already working.

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EPA Standards Light Fuel Economy 230

Plugs and Cars

NOVEMBER 15, 2007

The California Air Resources Board's (CARB) monthly meeting today included the adoption of the State Alternative Fuel Plan. Advanced biofuels, plug-in hybrids, hydrogen and fuel cells received the long-term plaudits in the Plan. He questioned the continued preference for hydrogen and fuel cells in the Plan. A crack indeed.

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Sierra California Electric Cars Alternative Fuels 100

The Truth About Cars

JUNE 10, 2024

The new rules were announced on Friday and stipulate that average fuel economy for passenger cars should increase by 2 percent per year for the 2027-2031 model years. fuel consumption by 70 billion gallons of gasoline through 2050. They’ll also be required to improve the fuel efficiency of their gasoline vehicles.

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Emissions Gas Vehicles Fuel Economy 85

Baua Electric

AUGUST 8, 2024

Walz helped make EVs cheaper, cars cleaner On EVs, Minnesota passed a $2,500 rebate for new EVs, or $600 for used ones , under Walz’s tenure as governor. And Project 2025 still includes long sections suggesting regulatory changes that would harm EVs, increase fuel costs and worsen climate change.

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Climate Minnesota Climate Change EPA 52