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Climate change is an infrastructure problem – map of electric vehicle chargers shows one reason why

Renewable Energy World

a 2021 battery EV – charged from today’s power grid – creates only about one-third as much greenhouse gas emissions as a similar 2021 gasoline-powered car. All this will be good news for the climate – but only if the electricity to power EVs comes from low-carbon sources such as solar, tidal, geothermal and wind.

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? US clean investment cleans up with $239bn #187

Climate Tech VC

The EV supply chain dominated, with critical minerals, batteries, vehicle assembly and charging equipment making up 84% of Q4 investment. Manufacturing. Total 2023 investment was up 133% compared to the prior year. Energy & industry.