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Study finds behavior-influencing policies remain critical for mass market success of low-carbon vehicles

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Policies to entice consumers away from fossil-fuel powered vehicles and normalize low carbon, alternative-fuel alternatives, such as electric vehicles, are vital if the world is to significantly reduce transport sector carbon pure-emissions, according to a new study. Note the different scaling used in the graphs.

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Study finds renewable fuel mandates alone not likely to lower carbon intensity of biofuels; the importance of localized LCAs and optimized low carbon fuel standards

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Localized differences in electrical generation, crude oil sources, biomass production practices, refinery efficiencies, and other parameters may cause the fuel carbon intensity (FCI) of specific fuel pathways to differ significantly from the national average. —Boies et al. Specific policy configurations matter—i.e.,

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