Electricity Related Topics 
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 14, 2025
There is tremendous uncertainty about what policies the federal government will change that will affect electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing and sales in the US. Replacing gasoline with electricity greatly reduces the carbon emissions from driving, even when emissions from mining, manufacturing, and generating electricity are included.
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
This tells us which fleets are deploying electric vehicles, which types of these vehicles are being deployed, and where. In 2023, electric cargo vans represented over seven percent of new registrations nationally for this vehicle type. One indicator of this progress is the growing share of zero-emission truck and bus registrations.
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Enviromental Defense
DECEMBER 17, 2024
The weakening of these regulations equate to an abandonment of the Prime Ministers promise to Canadians of a net-zero electricity grid by 2035. A clean electricity grid is the backbone of the energy transition. Canada is in an enviable position when it comes to our electricity supply.
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 15, 2024
What’s the latest on the transition to clean electricity? On a grid powered primarily by clean energy, energy storage will play a critical role in keeping the lights on when people are using a lot of electricity and renewable energy generation is low. And almost 98% of electricity demand in one week was powered by solar.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 30, 2024
Replacing gasoline with electricity greatly reduces the carbon emissions from driving. Based on where electric vehicles (EVs) have been sold, driving the average EV in the US produces global warming emissions equal to a hypothetical 94 mile per gallon gasoline car, or less than a third of the emissions of the average new gasoline car.
Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 20, 2024
It turns out school buses are at the leading edge of the transition to electric heavy-duty vehicles. But just in case there was any doubt, UCS crunched the numbers to compare the different types of school buses from gasoline and diesel-powered option, to natural gas, electric and yes – even propane. Why not 100 percent?
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
With more electric vehicle choices than ever, EV sales in the US are hitting new heights. In just the first half of 2023, over 670,000 EVs were sold with over 80 percent of those fully-electric battery electric vehicles (BEVs ). Finally, let’s look at driving an electric SUV in Idaho.
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