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I've had to clarify this several times before on HN* - for the current generation of electrical vehicles well-to-wheel efficiency is not higher than for hybrid

I've had to clarify this several times before on HN* - for the current generation of electrical vehicles well-to-wheel efficiency is not higher than for hybrid gasoline vehicles, meaning that unless the electrical power necessary to support them is generated from non-fossil fuel sources there is no net benefit. That I find myself restating this over and over is just a testatement to how effectively Electrical Vehicles have been marketed. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10525863 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10525863

lkbm 11y ago
Seems like the necessity is simply that the average CO2/joule needs to be lower than a car's ICEs. It's certainly not zero right now, but we're up to 11% hydro/solar/wind[0], so it seems like it likely is cleaner, and it's getting better at a faster rate than ICEs are. 0[] https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=427&t=3 https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=427&t=3