Electric delivery vehicles: When, where, how they’re charged has big impact on greenhouse gas emissions
University of Michigan
The transportation sector is the largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, and a lot of attention has been...
IDTechEx Forecast Growth for Some Renewable Fuels
IDTechEx -
Limits on the amount of bioethanol and biodiesel that can be blended with conventional fossil fuels mean growth in the consumption of certain biofuels...
Shell ordered to cut its emissions – why this ruling could affect almost any major company in the world
Arthur Petersen, UCL
Dutch judges have ordered the major oil and gas company, Royal Dutch Shell, to implement stringent carbon dioxide emissions cuts within the...
Banning the sale of fossil-fuel cars benefits the climate when replaced by electric cars
Chalmers University of Technology
If a ban were introduced on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars, and they were replaced by electric cars,...
The environmental trade-offs of autonomous vehicles
IOP Publishing
Optimistic predictions expect reliable autonomous vehicles to be commercially available by 2030, at a time when mobility is undergoing a profound shift away...
Tesla’s Bitcoin about-face is a warning for cryptocurrencies that ignore climate change
John Hawkins, University of Canberra
Over the weekend, Tesla chief executive Elon Musk suggested his company could sell off its Bitcoin holdings, sending the cryptocurrency...
Polluting SUVs will be on roads for the next two decades – what should we do with them?
Tom Stacey, Anglia Ruskin University
The biggest source of air pollution in UK cities is traffic, and in a new report, researchers discovered that a...
The US is worried about its critical minerals supply chains – essential for electric vehicles, wind power and the nation’s defense
Jordy Lee, Colorado School of Mines and Morgan Bazilian, Colorado School of Mines
When U.S. companies build military weapons systems, electric vehicle batteries, satellites and...
Is battery recycling environmentally friendly?
Researchers conduct life-cycle assessment to determine the actual carbon footprint of recycling electric car batteries
Aalto University
The EU will be home to 30 million electric...
Bitcoin price boom ‘locking in’ vast energy consumption
Since Tesla’s investment in bitcoin its price has got an extra booster: What does the surging Bitcoin price mean for the energy consumption?
Cell Press
The...