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> so the sooner that can switch over the electric, the sooner we can drop the 36% of energy being sourced from petroleum. but it's not a 1:1 relationship. A lo
by Graphon1 9y ago
> so the sooner that can switch over the electric, the sooner we can drop the 36% of energy being sourced from petroleum.
but it's not a 1:1 relationship. A lot of electricity in the US comes from burning petro-fuels like natural gas (if you count natural gas as a petro fuel) or coal.
There was a study[1] last year that argued that driving a Tesla in Ohio caused more pollution than driving a BMW 3-series, because the source of the Tesla's electricity was likely coal.
1: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/electric-cars-are-not-necessarily-clean/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/electric-cars-are...
- thebosz 9y agoThere are contradictory reports [1] about that. In general, it looks like even in the dirtiest states, driving an electric car is about as efficient as a 40mpg car. The argument also goes that electricity generation only gets greener so your electric car actually pollutes less over its lifetime, unlike a conventional gasoline powered car. 1: http://www.ucsusa.org/clean-vehicles/electric-vehicles/life-cycle-ev-emissions http://www.ucsusa.org/clean-vehicles/electric-vehicles/life-...