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Read on to learn more about EVs and why they’re beneficial both for the environment and your fleet. What are EVs, and how do they work? Conventional cars use internal combustion engines (ICEs) that generally run on fossil fuels like gas or diesel. EVs use one or more electric motors ...
Electric vehicles are nothing new.They have been around for more than a hundred years.But they have really been liked by a lot of people over the last ten years.More than three million all-electric cars,trucks and vans are now on the road worldwide.Helping the EnvironmentMost cars run on...
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Robin: The sustainability piece isn’t that these are going to replace all cars, or even a significant amount of public transportation. It will almost always be more sustainable to take an electric bus or train; those modes of transport carry more people per trip. But for certain kinds of ...
China continues to lead the world when it comes to EV adoption. Nearly half of all the cars sold last year in China were electric. The country can now boast that 1 in 10 cars on the road is an EV. Electric vehicle sales grew by nearly 10% in the United States, but the IEA anticip...
While battery life and charging options are unique to the EV experience, the car’s acceleration, power, speed and handling are just as relevant as they are for gas-powered cars. EVs are known for theirlightning-fast accelerationbecause the electric motor instantly creates torque from the moment...
With fewer cars running on the streets, mountains will drop, helping prevent climate change.In North America, about 40% of car trips replace car trips.There are other benefits, too.A second class of benefits comes from improvements in mobility. For many people in US cities who don't own ...
Our world is a noisy place, but quiet places remain@Eight years ago, audio (声音的) engineer Gordon Hempton identified the quietest place in the continental United States@He calls the place “One Square Inch of Silence.” He has used his symbolic spot in a northwestern rain forest to campa...
Volkswagen “powers up” the largest single solar installation at an automotive manufacturing facility in the United States at its Chattanooga, Tenn., compound, Jan. 23, 2013. Volkswagen Many auto manufacturers have introduced more fuel-efficient models, hybrids and electric cars. So hasVolkswagen, ...