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If the solar plan falls apart, electric cars would prop up the coal industry better than gasoline cars. The electric cars you charge from your wall outlet will
by simonrobb 10y ago
If the solar plan falls apart, electric cars would prop up the coal industry better than gasoline cars. The electric cars you charge from your wall outlet will be powered by coal, no?
- bb611 10y agoMy understanding is that the economics of power generation are deprecating coal: http://www.triplepundit.com/2016/12/despite-trumps-promise-economics-will-hasten-coals-decline/ http://www.triplepundit.com/2016/12/despite-trumps-promise-e... So it would be better to have electric vehicles than ICE in its current form, but more power grid usage will likely accelerate other technologies rather than make coal profitable again.