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Electric vehicles (EVs), which have zero emissions, lead to lower air pollution. It is known. Then again, for EVs to meet their full green potential, a clean electric grid must power them. When electrical grids across regions are decarbonized, deeper and faster overall emission reductions are the result. What is newly understood, moreover, is, if larger mass adoptions of EVs takes place, low carbon electricity production for all should follow.
In other words, more EV adoption — in-and-of itself — can make the electric grid cleaner.
A Pathway from EV Charging to Grid Investment
Are you curious how plug-in EV adoption in the US will shape the national electricity grid’s infrastructure, operations, and emissions?
