4 ms·

As I am eagerly awaiting delivery of a 2017 Prius Prime plug-in hybrid in their #1 state Oregon, this is all good news. However, as I'm switching from an old di

As I am eagerly awaiting delivery of a 2017 Prius Prime plug-in hybrid in their #1 state Oregon, this is all good news. However, as I'm switching from an old diesel VW, I also can't help but notice these numbers are very literally electric vs. gas, and look like they wouldn't pencil out against a diesel sedan. That said, the contrast there is between belching soot out vs. clean air, so hard to argue on that front.

relaytheurgency 10y ago
How is the electricity in Oregon generated? I wonder what the carbon footprint of running an electric vehicle on coal is, especially when you include mining Lithium etc.
- dver23 10y ago
  Mostly Hydro, Nat gas and renewable. Almost no coal.
  - agermanov 10y ago
    This says different: https://www.oregon.gov/energy/pages/oregons_electric_power_mix.aspx https://www.oregon.gov/energy/pages/oregons_electric_power_m... 33.65% is coal.