emissions

A study from the UK has found that the shift toward less carbon-intensive energy generation already makes EVs the cleaner pick in all but 5% of world.

With most of the U.S. and many parts of the world under a stay-at-home warning, traffic congestion and emissions are at an all-time low going back decades.

And electric cars could emit more from their tires due to the added weight they carry from battery packs.

Rolling coal, at least in one high-profile case, comes with a high price tag.

As tallied by the Union of Concerned Scientists, the well-to-wheels impact of EVs is considerably less than just a few years ago.

A new model from the University of Georgia finds that emissions from GDI could offset any reductions in carbon-dioxide emissions.

Coal plants were retired at a near-record rate in 2019, and generation from renewables surpassed coal—making EVs a lot cleaner.

The Sierra Club and the European Group Transport & Environment have presented an analysis suggesting ride-hailing is adding to pollution.

The annual efficiency report from the IEA reveals a number of factors that have slowed worldwide energy efficiency improvement.

With all loopholes banished, the new rules will reduce CO2, claimed the EPA Administrator in a recent Detroit address.

How have emissions due to driving changed, as opposed to the emissions from power generation? An interactive map helps round it up.

Recently released census data shows that work commute times continued to increase in 2018, reaching a record 27 minutes each way.

European nations and cities are ramping up bans on vehicles with combustion engines. A similar effort has been considered in California.

About 98,000 VW, Audi, Bentley, and Porsche vehicles allegedly game federal emissions tests used for fuel economy calculations.

The findings of a German court could reopen the Volkswagen diesel scandal.

The Obama-era Clean Power Plan has been set aside by the U.S. EPA, and now states are suing the agency over the enforcement of carbon dioxide emissions.

Porsche is helping buyers of its vehicles purchase enough annual carbon offsets to correspond to their model.

At least one startup may be getting close to scaling up fuel production with carbon captured from the air. But burning the fuel would still pollute.

A proposal in California could impose an emissions-check system for commercial big rigs much like that required of passenger vehicles.

Ford, Volkswagen, BMW, and Honda have presented a plan with California, to raise fuel economy toward a target of 50 mpg with a single national fleet.