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California neighborhoods saw a 1.1% nitrogen dioxide drop per 200 zero-emission vehicles added, confirming real-world air quality improvements linked to electric vehicle adoption.
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Study links adoption of electric vehicles with less air pollution and improved health
A team of researchers have now begun to document the actual impact of electric vehicle adoption in the first study to use real-world data to link electric cars, air pollution and health. Leveraging publicly available datasets, the researchers analyzed a 'natural experiment' occurring in California as residents in the state rapidly transitioned to electric cars, or light-duty zero emissions vehicles (ZEVs). The team compared data on total ZEV reg…
New study reveals surprising side effects linked to driving electric vehicles: 'It … has an immediate impact'
A new study confirms that electrifying vehicles significantly reduces air pollution. Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC found that for every 200 zero-emissions vehicles (ZEVs) added, nitrogen dioxide levels fell by 1.1% in California neighborhoods. The research, published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal, used high-resolution satellite technology to measure air pollution from 2019 to 2023. The research team summarized thei…
Adoption of Electric Vehicles Tied to Real-World Reductions in Air Pollution, Study Finds - CleanTechnica
Using satellite data, Keck School of Medicine of USC researchers reported the first statistically significant decrease in nitrogen dioxide linked to zero-emissions vehicles. When California neighborhoods increased their number of zero-emissions vehicles (ZEV) between 2019 and 2023, they also experienced a reduction in air pollution. For every 200 vehicles added, ... [continued] The post Adoption of Electric Vehicles Tied to Real-World Reductions…
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It's No Longer a Theory: Satellites Finally Confirm that the Electric Car Cleans the Air You Breathe
The debate has been raging for years: does the transition to the electric car have a real and immediate impact on air quality, or is it a distant promise? Until now, we have limited theoretical models and ground measurement stations. But for the first time, a large-scale study using [...]
One of the great promises of the authorities, but also of the manufacturer of electric cars, is that they would help to improve air quality, reducing the pollution present in it. But, to date, those promises had not been scientifically demonstrated. Now, and after a few years in which the sales of electric cars have not stopped growing, a study carried out by American scientists from the University of Southern California or USC; you can already …
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