{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-js","path":"/blog/the-environmental-trade-offs-of-autonomous-vehicles/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"No Frills News"}},"contentfulNfnPost":{"postTitle":"The environmental trade-offs of autonomous vehicles","slug":"the-environmental-trade-offs-of-autonomous-vehicles","createdLocal":"2021-05-18 14:30:53.906223","publishDate":"2021-05-18 00:00:00","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","sourceUrl":{"sourceUrl":"https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-05/ip-tet051721.php"},"postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>New research shows that the convenience of autonomous vehicles would likely come at an environmental cost.\nThe authors also confirm that the use of electric autonomous vehicles could change this environmental outcome.\nThe results showed that electric autonomous vehicles can offset the environmental impact of autonomous vehicles, subject to a suitable mix of electricity generation methods, and if the adoption rate of electric autonomous vehicles is over about 40%.\nThis new research into the use-phase environmental impacts of autonomous vehicles will help researchers and policy makers to exploit the full potential of autonomous vehicles while taking any potential environmental implications into account.\nEmerging technologies as autonomous and electric vehicles, along with change in commuting behavior will have significant operational and environmental impacts.</p>"}}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"the-environmental-trade-offs-of-autonomous-vehicles"}}}