You may have heard of the Environmental Protection Agency before. But what does it have to do with cars, trucks and SUVs. The EPA is a government agency which works on environmental protection issues, many of them related to tailpipe emissions or pollution. The environmental impacts of gasoline-powered vehicles, electric cars, and plug-in-hybrid vehicles are all different, and the EPA has a lot of information.
What does the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), do?
According to the United States GovernmentThe Environmental Protection Agency, a federal agency, is designed to protect the environment and people from potential health hazards. The EPA conducts research to identify potential problems and sponsors projects to address them. The Environmental Protection Agency also creates, enforces, and monitors regulations that protect the environment.
The EPA focuses its attention on key topics like air quality and climate change. Fuel economy, which includes air quality, greenhouse gases, and safety, has been a major issue lately. Many automakers promise to have an all-electric lineup in the next ten year to assist in these efforts.
The U.S. Department of Energy and the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy work together.
The Environmental Protection Agency has many information on electric vehicles
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Green Vehicle GuideTo educate people about the importance of green cars. According to the EPA, a “green car” is one that runs on other fuels than gasoline or diesel. This includes electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, or those that use “compressed natural gas (CNG) or E85 (a mixture of about 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline).”
Alternative fuels burn cleanerthan gasoline and diesel, which means fewer tailpipe emission. Electric vehicles are powered by batteries, which produce zero tailpipe emissions. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) use gasoline, batteries, and an electric motor. These vehicles are still a better choice than a gasoline-powered one.
Different electric vehicles may be available depending on where you live. Some states have stricter guidelines that don’t allow specific EVs or PHEVs to be sold in the area. More electric vehicles will be available in more states this year than ever before.
The EPA on tailpipe emissions from EVs and PHEVs
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Calculator for Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Electric Vehicles and PHEVs. This will allow you to estimate the amount of greenhouse gas emissions that your vehicle emits. According to the EPA, electric cars emit zero tailpipe emissions. There may be pollution at some point during the charging of an electric vehicle’s battery. The EPA says it is still less than a gasoline powered vehicle.
“Total emissions associated with driving EVs are still typically less than those for gasoline carsparticularly if the electricity is generated from renewable energy sources like wind.”
The Environmental Protection Agency
The only time plug-in hybrid electric vehicles produce tailpipe emissions is when the gas engine is used for the fuel source. There are no tailpipe emissions when the electric motor is used.
The Environmental Protection Agency covers more than electric vehicles and cars. Here are some of the most important topics. The EPA’s information will be more valuable as the world and the U.S. move more towards electric vehicles.
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