Someone did: http://shrinkthatfootprint.com/electric-cars-green http://shrinkthatfootprint.com/electric-cars-green TL;DR right now EVs pollute about as much as

Someone did: http://shrinkthatfootprint.com/electric-cars-green http://shrinkthatfootprint.com/electric-cars-green TL;DR right now EVs pollute about as much as a normal car getting 40MPG. There were ICE cars in the mid 80s doing better than that on combined mpg: http://www.motherearthnews.com/green-transportation/green-vehicles/miles-per-gallon-cars-zb0z11zblon.aspx http://www.motherearthnews.com/green-transportation/green-ve... Edit: solar was 0.6% of total power generated in the US in 2015 : https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=427&t=3 https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=427&t=3 Solar panels aren't the easiest thing to manufacture. Consider how much energy mining and refining the toxic components and intermediaries of cells uses. http://spectrum.ieee.org/green-tech/solar/solar-energy-isnt-always-as-green-as-you-think http://spectrum.ieee.org/green-tech/solar/solar-energy-isnt-...