Electric Vehicle Emissions Archives – The Green Optimistic

Electric Vehicle Emissions and “Creative” Headlines

Benji Jerew — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 02:04:19 +0000

When researchers at the University of Minnesota did a study on electric vehicle emissions, I’m fairly certain that they had no idea that it would turn into, well, this… The problem is not the report, which can be best summed up by this video: On the other hand, there is a disturbing number of articles […]

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The Truth About Electric Vehicle Emissions

Benji Jerew — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 17:05:40 +0000

Much like creative cropping can completely change the nature of a photo, creative writing can completely change the nature of a report, such as a recent electric vehicle emissions report released by the University of Minnesota (UM). As we know, electric vehicles themselves do not generate emissions, as they do not burn fossil fuels. On […]

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Green Car Rankings, an Overview

Benji Jerew — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 17:00:41 +0000

Wait, don’t jump the gun and says, “solar electric” is the green car with the best carbon dioxide emissions. Well, you’re right, but bear with me, it’s a little more complicated than that. Lifecycle emissions, even for green cars, include manufacturing, recycling, as well as fuel extraction and refining. For electric vehicles, you’d have to […]

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Tesla Motors, Clearing the Air in China?

Benji Jerew — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 17:23:02 +0000

Moving Tesla Motors manufacturing to China could bring that price down, but the Chinese nouveau-riche love their import luxury cars. In fact, one Chinese investor recently ordered 100 Tesla Model S to be shipped, but not before being convertible-converted by Newport Convertible Engineering, adding between $29,900 and $49,900 to the price of each car. Tesla […]

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Research Says Electric Vehicles Don’t Reduce Emissions?

Benji Jerew — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 18:17:08 +0000

Fuzzy math is hard at work in North Carolina State University, specifically the engineering department, which released the results of a study that basically says that electric vehicles don’t reduce emissions. It’s widely accepted that electric vehicles, in themselves, generate no emissions. Still, the energy they expend must come from somewhere. The electricity that charges […]

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