Health and climate benefits of Electric Vehicle Deployment in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.

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Abstract
This study presents the results of an integrated model developed to evaluate the environmental and health impacts of Electric Vehicle (EV) deployment in a large metropolitan area. The model combines a high-resolution chemical transport model with an emission inventory established with detailed transportation and power plant information, as well as a framework to characterize and monetize the health impacts. Our study is set in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) in Canada with bounding scenarios for 25% and 100% EV penetration rates. Our results indicate that even with the worst-case assumptions for EV electricity supply (100% natural gas), vehicle electrification can deliver substantial health benefits in the GTHA, equivalent to reductions of about 50 and 260 premature deaths per year for 25% and 100% EV penetration, compared to the base case scenario. If EVs are charged with renewable energy sources only, then electrifying all passenger vehicles can prevent 330 premature deaths per year, which is equivalent to $3.8 Billion (2016$CAD) in social benefits. When the benefit of EV deployment is normalized per vehicle, it is higher than most incentives provided by the government, indicating that EV incentives can generate high social benefits.
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Authors Gai, Yijun;Minet, Laura;Posen, I Daniel;Smargiassi, Audrey;Tétreault, Louis-François;Hatzopoulou, Marianne;
Journal Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)
Year 2020
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S0269-7491(20)32048-0
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air quality electric vehicle economic valuation greenhouse gases health outcome

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