Sentences with phrase «than gasoline cars»

CA, NY, MA and other states have had Zero - Emission Vehicle programs since the early 1990s because battery electric vehicles in those states, taking into account power plants, are far cleaner than gasoline cars in reducing urban air pollution and smog.

That said, it is true that older diesel cars do pollute more than gasoline cars, because they don't have DPFs, and diesel cars in general emit far more nitrogen oxides, which cause smog and acid rain, the study also noted.

For example, when the electric car and it battery technology have matured and become cheaper than the gasoline car, everybody and their dog will jump on the bandwagon and try to cash in.

Specifically, I've been struck by studies (and hyperbolic headlines) that claim that EVs can cause more pollution than gasoline cars, depending on the grid's energy mix at any given location.

If the LEAF is charged from a coal plant, it might not be much better than a gasoline car (and maybe even worse if it's a very old and inefficient coal plant), but if it's charged from wind, solar, hydro, nuclear, etc, the impact from each mile driven could be extremely small.

In particular, because of the mechanical and structural simplicity of the EV, which have many fewer components than their gasoline car counterparts, offer greater opportunities for achieving commonality in vehicle platforms and components, as well as manufacturing processes.

Tesla was founded in 2003 by a group of engineers who wanted to prove that people didn't need to compromise to drive electric — that electric vehicles can be better, quicker and more fun to drive than gasoline cars.

Electric cars simply are more convenient than gasoline cars and will only become more so.

(Diesels were once louder, slower and dirtier than gasoline cars.)

EVs have far fewer moving parts than gasoline cars.

Combined with battery swapping stations AND charging pods in every street, this combination will insure that electric car drivers will go to the battery swapping stations less often than gasoline car drivers go to gas stations.

California Air Resources Board studies show that battery electric vehicles emit at least 67 % lower greenhouse gases than gasoline cars — even more assuming renewables.

Also, you will find that refueling is actually faster than gasoline cars - only taking about three minutes from start to stop.

EVs powered by the grid currently produce 54 percent less (lifetime) carbon pollution than gasoline cars, which could grow to 71 percent by 2050 as our power supply gets cleaner.

If the LEAF is charged from a coal plant, it might not be much better than a gasoline car (and maybe even worse if it's a very old and inefficient coal plant).

The world's biggest car maker won't say when it would begin mass - producing the vehicles, but Burns said that if 500,000 to 1 million were built, they would «cost no more than a gasoline car.»

Those that run on California's electricity are two - thirds cleaner than gasoline cars.

With no tailpipe emissions, these vehicles can be up to 99 % cleaner than gasoline cars, even when power plant emissions are included.