Estimated percentage change in criteria pollutants and greenhouse gases,
relative to baseline, projected for the year 2000
|
Criteria Pollutants |
Greenhouse gases |
|||||
|
Vehicle |
Non-methane Organic Gases |
Carbon monoxide (CO) |
Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) |
Sulfur oxides (SOx) |
Particulate matter (PM) |
|
|
Baseline: Gasoline-powered internal combustion engine (grams per kilometer) |
0.48 |
3.81 |
0.28 |
0.035 |
0.01 |
282.5 |
|
Battery-Powered Electric Vehicle |
-95 |
-99 |
-56 |
+321 |
+153 |
-37 |
|
Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (compressed hydrogen supplied from natural gas) |
-100 |
-100 |
-100 |
-100 |
-100 |
-65 |
|
Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (compressed hydrogen supplied from solar power) |
-100 |
-100 |
-100 |
-100 |
-100 |
-94 |
|
Fuel Cell or Battery-Powered Electric Vehicle (hydrogen supplied directly from solar power) |
-100 |
-100 |
-100 |
-100 |
-100 |
-100 |
Source: Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles, Briefing Paper, Union of Concerned Scientists, Cambridge, Mass., February 1995.
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Sustainable Technology Profile: Fuel Cells
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Recent Advances in Fuel Cells
Comparison of Electric Vehicles, Hybrids, and Fuel
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Internet Resources on Fuel Cells
Institute for Energy and
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