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minus-squareDrunkEngineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-211 days ago Moving away from fossil fuels is a good thing. That depends on where the electricity comes from. Instead of ‘EV’ we should really be calling these things Natural Gas cars.
minus-squareIrateAnteater@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 days agoThe grid could be powered by 100% coal and an EV would still be better than an ICE car. The efficiency difference between car motors and power plants is staggering.
minus-squareDrunkEngineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-210 days agoAccording to the Union of Concerned Scientists, the CO2 gasoline equivalent for coal-generated EV is just 29mpg; i.e. no better than a decent ICE. https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/attach/2015/11/Cleaner-Cars-from-Cradle-to-Grave-full-report.pdf
That depends on where the electricity comes from. Instead of ‘EV’ we should really be calling these things Natural Gas cars.
The grid could be powered by 100% coal and an EV would still be better than an ICE car. The efficiency difference between car motors and power plants is staggering.
According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, the CO2 gasoline equivalent for coal-generated EV is just 29mpg; i.e. no better than a decent ICE.
https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/attach/2015/11/Cleaner-Cars-from-Cradle-to-Grave-full-report.pdf