Low-Carbon Fuel Rules

[Norbert]

Technology Review: Low-Carbon Fuel Rules

Not sure by which amount, but this should make EVs in California more affordable. Or, if the money goes to the Utilities, give them an incentive to actively support the charging infrastructure, and/or lower the rates for charging. I wonder how exactly this will work.

Dan Kammen, co-director of the University of California's Berkeley Institute of the Environment and another architect of the LCFS, says battery-powered vehicles should win big, given California's preference for natural gas-fired power generation and the high efficiency of electric drivetrains. "Because of the very low emissions per mile traveled for electric vehicles versus all liquid fuels, the LCFS could strongly advance electrified transport," says Kammen.

Electric vehicle players are already scrambling to capture the benefits. The California Air Resources Board in Sacramento has determined that charging an electric vehicle will result in 43 percent as much carbon dioxide emissions, mile for mile, as burning gasoline. Charging electric vehicles should thus generate credits under the LCFS that fuel companies can buy to offset the carbon-intensity of higher-carbon fuels.