News & Articles on Electric Vehicles
We’ve made great strides in moving the electricity sector toward renewable energy. However, transportation remains a major source of air pollution and global warming gases. If we are to make a transition to renewable energy, we will need to electrify as much of the economy as we can, including transportation. Electrified rail is one means, electric vehicles (EVs) are another. The focus here is mostly on our experience driving EVs. We’ve been driving electric since the fall of 2014.
More on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from EV & ICE Vehicles
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Paul Gipe
RMI, formerly the Rocky Mountain Institute, in a new report comparing the carbon dioxide emissions from EVs and Internal Combustion …
Life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions from passenger cars in the European Union: A 2025 update and key factors to consider
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The life-cycle emissions of battery electric vehicles in the European Union are estimated to be 73% lower than those of gasoline internal combustion vehicles. As presented in Figure 1, BEVs operating on the projected 2025–2044 average EU electricity mix had estimated life-cycle GHG emissions of 63 g CO2e/km. This is 73% lower than the emissions of gasoline ICEVs running on the average blend of fossil gasoline and ethanol, estimated at 235 g CO2e/km. These savings go beyond just tailpipe CO2 emissions: Emissions from fuel production are higher than those from electricity production with the EU average mix. Although BEVs were estimated to have about 40% higher production emissions than ICEVs due to emissions from production of the battery, these additional emissions are more than offset after about 17,000 km of use in the first one or two years.
Plug-in EV sales, month by month
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188 months of US plug-in vehicle sales, December 2010 to July 2026, taken from the Department of Energy laboratory that publishes them. The share of the new-car market peaked at 12.94% in September 2025 — the month the federal tax credit closed — and has fallen in every month since, measured against the same month a year earlier.
2027 Chevy Bolt Six-Month Update Including Update on Odd Noise Issue and Tesla Plug & Charge
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Paul Gipe
After more than six months of driving the 2027 Bolt, I feel comfortable with the car and have made all …
EVs and the Grid: Supporting Resilience, or Driving Defection?
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EVs are giant batteries on wheels. They could smooth out the daily and seasonal variations of energy flows on the electric grid, making the grid more reliable and everyone’s electricity cheaper. But a self-serving alliance of disparate interests is working hard to discourage EV adoption. One front of their many attacks involves apocalyptic tales of grid collapse.
Researchers Release Evidence-Based EV Battery Fire Response Considerations
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UL Research Institutes’ Fire Safety Research Institute released comprehensive tactical considerations to help first responders safely and effectively manage electric vehicle fire response incidents. “Full-Scale Electric Vehicle Fire Experiments and Recommendations for Fire Incident Response” addresses critical knowledge gaps identified by fire service representatives and provides a clear operational framework with considerations for size-up, suppression management, addressing exposure hazards, and assessing battery reignition risks.
