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Electric vehicles and supporting infrastructure could use a jolt by Matt Swanseger
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In order to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, Earth s dependency on fossil fuels will need to go the way of the dinosaurs.
According to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, who set the goal, that s our only hope of limiting the average global temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels. The repercussions of climate change are already being felt in the form of droughts, wildfires, flooding, and more severe and more frequent weather events. As average global temperatures rise, so do the human and economic costs.
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DEP is advancing actions to support electric vehicle usage throughout the Commonwealth.
HARRISBURG The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has announced its latest actions to help expand electric vehicle use statewide–more than $936,000 in grant funding for projects to install 16 more fast chargers in high-traffic areas, the start of a draft rulemaking to make electric vehicles more readily available to consumers, and the release of a booklet on the benefits and basics of these zero emission vehicles.
“Our transportation decisions affect Pennsylvania today and tomorrow. We can turn in the direction of healthier air quality and slow down climate change by switching to electric vehicles, whether we’re government officials, business owners, school administrators, community leaders, or individual consumers,” said DEP Secretary Patrick McDonnell. “DEP is committed to supporting this choice by increasing public knowledge of electric vehic