Biden administration to dole out $900m for electric vehicle infrastructure
in the evenings due to a heat wave – not a great look for the all-electric future.
As more EVs begin cruising US highways and energy requirements to charge them go up, grids around the country will face increased stress. The DoT's NEVI plan stresses that chargers deployed using its funds must provide power"regardless of time of day or time of year in a manner that supports a robust and reliable network," but sets no rules as to how those chargers are powered.
The NEVI plan says that EV infrastructure projects should consider using renewable and distributed energy sources, but all the language in the agreement suggests renewables are an option, not a requirement.In 2020, the transportation sector, which the Environmental Protection Agency defined as"the movement of people and goods by cars, trucks, trains, ships, airplanes, and other vehicles," generated.
Removing internal combustion vehicles from US roads won't take care of all 27 percent, nor would it eliminate emissions from traditional coal or gas-fired power plants. Even so, running an EV with power generated from fossil fuels still results in far less emissions per vehicle. , and considering emissions from power generation, an all-electric vehicle is responsible for the equivalent of 3,932 pounds of COgetting into the atmosphere annually. An all-gas vehicle, on the other hand, emits 11,435 pounds of CO
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