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Carbon emissions from generating electricity for electric vehicles vary greatly across the individual US states

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These results indicate that coal and oil are the energy sources leading to most emissions, and that hydro, wind, and nuclear are the energy sources leading to least emissions. 51 Vermont 2.5 Energy source Electricity generation fuel shares (%) West Virginia Vermont Coal 90.8 Nuclear 0 0 Wind 2.5 Natural gas 87.9

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DOE Announces More than $5M to Support Wind Energy Development

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The US Department of Energy is awarding more than $5 million to support US wind energy development. million to boost the speed and scale of midsize wind turbine technology development and deployment. million to boost the speed and scale of midsize wind turbine technology development and deployment.

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Highview Power and Encore Renewable Energy to co-develop the first long-duration, liquid-air energy storage system in US

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This facility will be a minimum of 50MW, provide in excess of eight hours of storage (400MWh) and will be located in northern Vermont. Highview Power Storage, Inc.,

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DOE: US average EV CO2e/year is 4,815 lbs, vs. 11,435 lbs for average gasoline car

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EVs charging in Vermont are estimated to produce the fewest emissions—oil and gas make up only 1.2% of the electricity sources in the state while cleaner sources such as nuclear, hydro, biomass, wind, and solar make up the rest. Annual well-to-wheel emissions from a typical ev by state, 2015. Source: DOE. Click to enlarge.

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Vermont just passed a 100% renewable electricity mandate

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Photo: Kari Nousiainen/Flickr Vermont today passed a bill that requires 100% renewable electricity across all the state’s utilities by 2035, and it’s expected to become law. In 2021, according to the US Energy Information Administration, Vermont consumed 3.4 Vermont is one of 25 states in the US Climate Alliance.

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Southern US states are set for the most EV range, data suggests

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That analysis involved not only temperature by month, but also winds, rolling resistance from snow, air density, and solar radiation, among other factors. The bottom five were the more northernand frigidMaine, Vermont, New Hampshire, North Dakota, and Minnesota. EV range based on climate in U.S.

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NEESC releases 2015 hydrogen & fuel cell development plans for eight Northeastern states; power generation and transportation

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Further, the deployment of hydrogen and fuel cell technology will also help meet carbon dioxide emissions reduction and zero emission vehicles (ZEV) requirements, and utilize renewable energy from indigenous sources such as biomass, wind, and photovoltaic (PV) power. million ZEVs between 2018 and 2025, 1.24 Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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