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Plugged in: The end of the oil age

Subject: This report analyses the potential advantages and impact of electricity when compared to other petrol substitutes that could be used as fuels for means of transport in the future.  Electric or hybrid vehicles represent a promising solution in terms of sustainable transport.

 

Author: The WWF, an independent organisation campaigning for the conservation of nature

 

Date: April 2008

 

Type: Study

 

Intended audience: General public 

 

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         Fortunately, there is a way out of the oil trap. Vehicles which are capable of receiving electricity from the grid will directly benefit from future emissions reductions and diversification of primary energy sources in the power sector. Thus, over time, grid-connected solutions such as battery-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles – supplemented by sustainable biofuels for longer journeys – will grow successively cleaner while the energy system as a whole becomes more secure.