Charging smartphone in the car leads to an increase in fuel consumption and increased emissions. As reported by Bloomberg, when charging your smartphone or tablet, the car will travel about 50 meters less per gallon (3.8 liters). This means additional emissions. For example, in the United States for a year to the atmosphere gets further 970,000 tons of carbon dioxide. And considering the fact that more and more vehicles are equipped with USB ports, and wireless charging, the volume of emissions will grow.
According to analysts IHS, last year around the world has sold about 49 million vehicles with built-in ports USB, and by 2022 their number will increase to 85 million. . According to the calculations of experts, because of the charging device in transport, in the US a year spent an additional 100 million gallons (about 390,000 tonnes).
As for the cost, it is still cheaper to charge devices at home. In the US, one car charging costs approximately 2 cents, whereas in charging home consumed only 0.06 cents per hour. That is, the vehicle charging costs up to 33 times more expensive. Of course, these numbers are not great, but if you look at it across the United States, it turns out that the charging of smartphones and tablets in the car costs about 200 million Dollars a year. Related Products :
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