Potential for Electric Vehicle Adoption to Mitigate Extreme Air Quality Events in China.

ABSTRACT: Electric vehicle (EV) adoption promises potential air pollutant and greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction co-benefits. As such, China has aggressively incentivized EV adoption, however much remains unknown with regard to EVs' mitigation potential, including optimal vehicle type prioritization, power generation contingencies, effects of Clean Air regulations, and the ability of EVs to reduce acute impacts of extreme air quality events. Here, we present a suite of scenarios with a chemistry transport model that assess the potential co-benefits of EVs during an extreme winter air quality event. We find that regardless of power generation source, heavy-duty vehicle (HDV) electrification consistently improves air quality in terms of NO₂ and fine particulate matter (PM_2.5), potent

SUBMITTER: Schnell JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7970456 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature