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- That Electric Car’s Not as Green as You Think https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-11-04/electric-cars-aren-t-as-green-as-you-might-think 20 comments
- Tesla racing series: Electric cars get the green light – Roadshow https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/tesla-racing-series-electric-gt-cars/ 73 comments
- Electric cars neither as useful nor as green as their proponents claim http://www.economist.com/node/17199894 42 comments
- Rick Perry and Other Republicans Are Loving an Obama-backed Green Car Company. Perry's one of several conservative Republican governors battling to win favor with an unlikely partner: Tesla Motors, the California electric-car company that has drawn attacks from Sarah Palin and Mitt Romney. http://www.nationaljournal.com/energy/rick-perry-and-other-republicans-are-loving-an-obama-backed-green-car-company-20140811 117 comments technology
- Romania to introduce green number plates for electric cars https://www.romania-insider.com/romania-green-plates-electric-cars 23 comments europe
- Electric cars are less green to make than petrol but make up for it in less than a year https://inews.co.uk/news/electric-cars-are-less-green-to-make-than-petrol-but-make-up-for-it-in-less-than-a-year-new-analysis-reveals-1358315 14 comments environment
- Electric cars are less green to make than petrol but make up for it in less than a year, new analysis reveals https://inews.co.uk/news/electric-cars-are-less-green-to-make-than-petrol-but-make-up-for-it-in-less-than-a-year-new-analysis-reveals-1358315 914 comments technology
- Lithium mining for "green" electric cars is leaving a stain on the planet https://www.salon.com/2019/06/17/lithium-mining-for-green-electric-cars-is-leaving-a-stain-on-the-planet/ 21 comments worldnews
- Norway plans to buy electric planes, mimicking green car success http://news.trust.org/item/20180322175205-dh5xo/ 47 comments worldnews
- How "green" is an electric car? http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10077965-54.html 3 comments askscience
- Ukraine’s $15 Trillion Mineral Wealth Is Key to the Green Future and Electric Cars https://united24media.com/business/ukraines-15-trillion-mineral-wealth-is-key-to-the-green-future-and-electric-cars-4783 3 comments worldnews
- Pete Buttigieg mocks Marjorie Taylor Greene for saying he ‘emasculates’ people by promoting electric cars https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/pete-buttigieg-marjorie-greene-electric-cars-b2196087.html 40 comments politics
- Deutsche Bank study: Redistribution from poor to green: It is mainly the rich who benefit from the electric cars https://www.focus.de/auto/ratgeber/kosten/studie-der-deutschen-bank-zeigt-foerder-irrsinn-umverteilung-von-arm-nach-gruen-8000-euro-fuer-schueler-20-000-euro-fuer-elektroauto_id_13570693.html 48 comments europe
- Are electric cars all that green? Yes, this chart shows you how https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/08/electric-cars-emissions-climate-change-green-environment 11 comments climate
- Are electric cars ‘green’? The answer is yes, but it’s complicated https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/26/lifetime-emissions-of-evs-are-lower-than-gasoline-cars-experts-say.html 6 comments energy
- You Can Go Green: Nissan to Make Electric Cars in U.S. http://www.you-can-go-green.com/2009/06/nissan-to-make-electric-cars-in-us.html 20 comments technology
- Green machine: The £92,000 electric sports car that does 125mph in complete silence http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1047579/green-machine-the-92-000-electric-sports-car-does-125mph-complete-silence.html 6 comments science
- Electric cars and ethanol not really so "green" http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/andrewkantor/2005-06-24-green-tech_x.htm 3 comments reddit.com
- MIT students develop liquid fuel for electric cars — Autoblog Green http://green.autoblog.com/2011/06/09/mit-students-develop-liquid-fuel-for-electric-cars/ 20 comments technology
- Green Never Felt So Good: Hands On With the Amazing Tesla Electric Car http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2109194,00.asp 2 comments reddit.com
- Volkswagen delivers electric cars to help Greek island go green https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/volkswagen-delivers-electric-cars-help-greek-island-go-green-2021-06-02/ 9 comments europe
- Are electric cars really more energy efficient? Do "green" vehicles have a worse impact on the environment than a Hummer? http://www.straightdope.com/columns/080404.html 46 comments science
- New European emissions limits for cars risk triggering influx of ‘fake electric’ vehicles, green group warns https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/electric-vehicles-eu-emissions-co2-plug-in-hybrids-transport-environment-a8845516.html 3 comments europe
- Green number plates ‘could boost sales of electric cars’ in UK - Behavioural insights unit proposes new colour for registration plates to help ‘normalise the idea of clean vehicles’ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/09/green-cars-get-green-number-plates-clean-boost-sales 31 comments technology
- Tesla just got the green light to sell electric cars in Maryland. Governor allows tesla to sell directly to customers http://www.globalhacknews.com/2015/05/tesla-just-got-green-light-to-sell.html 1095 comments technology
- China wants to speed construction of a national network to charge electric cars, to help reach an ambitious goal of 5 million green vehicles on its roads by 2020 http://news.yahoo.com/china-hasten-roll-car-charging-network-xinhua-044755316--finance.html 159 comments worldnews
- Europe’s electric car battery crisis: Will the EU’s green goals be derailed? https://afronomist.com/europes-electric-car-battery-crisis-will-the-eus-green-goals-be-derailed/ 5 comments energy
- Biden Administration Drafting Order to Invoke Defense Production Act for Green Energy Storage | A draft of the executive order obtained by The Intercept would use the Defense Production Act to ramp up mineral production for electric car batteries. https://theintercept.com/2022/03/24/biden-defense-production-act-green-energy/ 4 comments climate
- ‘Like slave and master’: DRC miners toil for 30p an hour to fuel electric cars: Congolese workers describe a system of abuse, precarious employment and paltry wages – all to power the green vehicle revolution https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/nov/08/cobalt-drc-miners-toil-for-30p-an-hour-to-fuel-electric-cars 7 comments technology
- Electric cars to get green number plates under government plan: Plates will mean perks such as free parking as part of scheme to push zero-emission vehicles https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/22/electric-cars-to-get-green-number-plates-in-new-government-plan 90 comments technology
- Electric cars to get green number plates under UK government plan - Plates will mean perks such as free parking as part of scheme to push zero-emission vehicles https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/22/electric-cars-to-get-green-number-plates-in-new-government-plan 116 comments worldnews
- Europe and the US should work with China. Joint climate action could be a win-win | From deals on electric cars to investment in solar panels, there is room for all sides in the global green industrial revolution https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/18/europe-and-the-us-should-work-with-china-joint-climate-action-could-be-a-win-win 2 comments climate
- Clean Energy Has a Tipping Point, and 87 Countries Have Reached It. Solar power, electric cars, grid-scale batteries, heat pumps—the world is crossing into a mass-adoption moment for green technologies. With all good technologies, there comes a time when buying the old tech no longer makes sense. https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2022-clean-energy-electric-cars-tipping-points/?leadSource=uverify+wall 71 comments energy
- IPCC report | 'Clean hydrogen needed for net zero, but only where green electric solutions not feasible'. All 193 UN nations sign off on document that casts doubt on widespread use of H2 for heating and cars, while pointing out the many challenges the sector must overcome. https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/ipcc-report-clean-hydrogen-needed-for-net-zero-but-only-where-green-electric-solutions-not-feasible/2-1-1197644 7 comments energy
- Hunt for the ‘Blood Diamond of Batteries’ Impedes Green Energy Push - Dangerous mining conditions plague Congo, home to the world’s largest supply of cobalt, a key ingredient in electric cars. A leadership battle threatens reforms. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/29/world/congo-cobalt-albert-yuma-mulimbi.html 13 comments technology
- Some truth on why LA'ers *were* buying electric cars (about 1/4 of all US electric cars) -- free 30 day parking at LAX airport -- "That was a huge reason why I bought the car in the first place [otherwise it is] expensive, underpowered and not really all that green" http://online.wsj.com/article/sb10001424127887323374504578219730787930190.html 21 comments economy
- Electric cars to get green number plates under UK government plan | Plates will mean perks such as free parking as part of scheme to push zero-emission vehicles - “We think making the changing social norm noticeable will help encourage more of us to swap our cars for cleaner options.” https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/22/electric-cars-to-get-green-number-plates-in-new-government-plan 9 comments worldnews
- Why Hydrogen Will Never Be The Future Of Electric Cars. The BEV is starting to challenge fossil fuel cars, and their fuel cell alternatives are getting nowhere. The battle for the future of green personal transportation is over, and battery electric vehicles have already won. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesmorris/2020/07/04/why-hydrogen-will-never-be-the-future-of-electric-cars/#60682b7212fa 153 comments energy
- Why Toyota Spent Years Treating Electric Cars Like the Enemy. Once a pioneer in green transportation, the company is now uttered in the same breath as Exxon. What happened? In 2021 a think tank deemed Toyota one of the five most influential corporations in obstructing global climate action. https://slate.com/business/2023/01/toyota-electric-vehicles-slow-why-hybrid-prius-bz4x-rav4.html 141 comments energy
- COP 26 | 'Widespread use of green hydrogen in heating and cars is not only stupid — it’s practically impossible’. Those advocating for fuel-cell electric vehicles and H2 boilers are using misinformation to try to make a quick buck, and don't care if they slow down the fight against climate change. https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/cop-26-widespread-use-of-green-hydrogen-in-heating-and-cars-is-not-only-stupid-it-s-practically-impossible-/2-1-1080345 26 comments energy