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Put a River in Your Tank
Electric cars could impact water supplies, says analysis |
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18 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 12:53 PM on 18 Mar 2008 Converting most U.S. vehicles to run on electricity could have an impact on water supplies, according to an analysis to be published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology. Generating the needed electricity would require more water than producing gasoline, the report found -- that is, if the nation's electricity grid continues to be powered by coal and other fuels that ... |
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| Topics: cars, electric vehicles, energy, fossil fuels, news, placemaking, water crisis (all these topics) |
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