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Sierra Club: Electric Vehicle Myths and Realities

On May 16, 2012

Myth 1: Switching to an electric vehicle will just mean that the same amount of pollution comes from the electricity generation rather than from the tailpipe — I’ll just be switching from oil to coal.
Reality: According to a range of studies, an electric car leads to 35 to 60% less carbon dioxide pollution [...]

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Sierra Club: New Consumer-Friendly Report on Climate Benefits of EVs

On April 23, 2012

What are the climate and fueling benefits of switching to an electric vehicle in your home state?

In the “State of Charge,” an important, in-depth, and much-anticipated report released this week on the global warming impacts and fueling costs of electric cars, our friends at Union of Concerned Scientists find that EVs have significant [...]

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Sierra Club Blog: Electric Vehicles in the Media

On February 9, 2012

Lately, many of us have been frustrated with the negative media coverage that electric vehicles have been getting. Few in the press seem to focus on the fact that 2011 was an incredibly exciting year for the EV market: There are thousands of new EVs on the road for the first time; customers are thrilled [...]

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