Ensuring greenhouse gas reductions from electric vehicles compared to hybrid gasoline vehicles requires a cleaner US electricity grid

M Singh, T Yuksel, JJ Michalek, IML Azevedo - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Emissions from electric vehicles depend on when they are charged and which power plants
meet the electricity demand. We introduce a new metric, the critical emissions factors …

Cleaning up while Changing Gears: The Role of Battery Design, Fossil Fuel Power Plants, and Vehicle Policy for Reducing Emissions in the Transition to Electric …

M Bruchon, ZL Chen, J Michalek - Environmental Science & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) can reduce air emissions when charged with clean power,
but prior work estimated that in 2010, PEVs produced 2 to 3 times the consequential air …

Exploring Sustainable Urban Transportation: Insights from Shared Mobility Services and Their Environmental Impact

A Garus, A Mourtzouchou, J Suarez, G Fontaras… - Smart Cities, 2024 - mdpi.com
The transportation landscape is witnessing profound changes due to technological
advancements, necessitating proactive policy responses to harness innovation and avert …

An integrated transportation-power system model for a decarbonizing world

MD Dean, KM Gurumurthy, Z Zhou… - Transportation …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Rising demand for electricity from electric vehicles (EVs) will require new paradigms to
guarantee reliable and low-cost electricity. This study couples an agent-based travel …