Europe’s aggressive new emissions rules put gas engines on notice

Re:Europe’s aggressive new emissions rules put gas engines o... by edhelas on Thursday July 15, 2021 @10:15AM (#27844961)

Those cars will actually be carbon free in Europe in the following countries: France, Sweden, Finland and Island. For most of the others it's actually a lie.

Your car is "carbon free" if the electricity you put in is carbon, or close to carbon free. That's it.

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Re:Europe’s aggressive new emissions rules put gas engines o... by derriz on Thursday July 15, 2021 @10:36AM (#27845258)

38% of Europe's electricity was generated by renewables in 2020 - not including nuclear. This proportion is growing rapidly. It's a win already particularly given the relatively poor efficiency of internal combustion engines.

And it will only get better as a virtuous cycle between the growth of renewables in generation and the growth of BEV ownership. Off-peak EV charging provides a valuable sink for cheap off-peak renewably generated electricity.

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