life cycle assessment Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 27 Feb 2018 19:50:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 9 Percent Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Could Be Realized with Connected and Autonomous Vehicles https://www.greenoptimistic.com/9-percent-reduction-greenhouse-gas-emissions-realized-connected-autonomous-vehicles-20180227/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/9-percent-reduction-greenhouse-gas-emissions-realized-connected-autonomous-vehicles-20180227/#respond Tue, 27 Feb 2018 19:50:19 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=65301 The additional materials, manufacturing, assembly, weight, electric consumption, and aerodynamic drag of a connected and autonomous vehicle’s sensors and computers were found to significantly increase its lifetime energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions – about 3 to 20 percent increase. This is according to a new study conducted by Ford Motor Company and the University […]

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