It is cleaner, as the power plants always run at peak efficiency while combustion engines in cars only achieve about 50% of that. So even in the worst case, the

It is cleaner, as the power plants always run at peak efficiency while combustion engines in cars only achieve about 50% of that. So even in the worst case, the electric car is not bad. Of course, an electric car does not have any noxious exhausts inside the cities, nor does it make as much noise as a combustion engine. But few grids are 100% fossil, and most importantly, most if not all grids are going to get significantly cleaner during the lifetime of the electric car. So electric cars are picking up any enhancements to the electricity production.