... into account the emissions from the power plants that generate the electricity to recharge EV batteries. It is much more efficient to control air pollution from a single power plant rather than from many individual automobiles. Electric vehicles with cleaner air as a byproduct, will improve the air quality ... The emissions that come out of a vehicle depend greatly on the fuel that goes into it. Consequently, programs to control air toxics pollution have centered around changing fuel composition as well as around improving vehicle technology or performance. One of the first, and most suc...

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... travel freedom offered by the automobile, but Taxi2000 does offer another solution to this transportation dilemma--Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) systems which uses total electricity to run, cause no air pollution, no traffic congestion, and much more. The population of the United States has doubled since the 1930's and many communities that were rural towns in the depression years have ... have virtually destroyed the economic viability of downtown districts. The sheer volume of automobiles and buses chokes the streets and brings traffic to a crawl. Traffic congestion and the accompanying...

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