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The EV Transition Explained: Can the Grid Cope?

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In comparison, the state’s goal is to achieve this amount by 2050. As in Palo Alto, it will likely be blown transformers or constantly flickering lights that signal there is an EV charging-load issue. This situation is not true universally.

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NREL review of E15 effects on MY2001 and later cars finds no meaningful differences with E10

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The main conclusions of NREL’s analysis were: Several of the studies tested relatively large numbers of engines or vehicles, including the Coordinating Research Council’s (CRC) engine durability study (28 engines); the University of Minnesota’s in-use fleet study (80 vehicles); and the US DOE’s catalyst durability study (82 vehicles).

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New study of emissions and health impacts from EVs in China, including massive e-bike fleet

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The team found that using concentration rather than intake is suboptimal for health comparisons. The study used an intake-based, rather than concentration-based, risk assessment for primary PM 2.5. For example, they noted, comparing PM 2.5 are about equal between the two modes.

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EV Chargers for All!

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light-duty vehicle sales. Nor is it surprising, as a University of California, Berkeley study found, that homeowners purchase EVs at nearly six times the rate of renters. extra per month in rent for access to an EV charger; by comparison, most renters surveyed were willing to pay an extra $54.73 a month for a washer/dryer unit.