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Taking that Wikipedia link at face value, an EV running on Chinese power has emissions equivalent to a 30 mpg vehicle, ie. 7.8l/100km.
by morsch 9y ago
Taking that Wikipedia link at face value, an EV running on Chinese power has emissions equivalent to a 30 mpg vehicle, ie. 7.8l/100km.
- SideburnsOfDoom 9y agoMaybe today, but not where they're heading http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40341833 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40341833 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-19/china-adds-about-24gw-of-solar-capacity-in-first-half-official https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-19/china-add... https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/china-eclipses-europe-as-2020-solar-power-target-is-smashed/ https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/china-eclipses-...
- morsch 9y agoSure. And that's great. But even at a record pace, that's (according to the articles) 1% of their total electrical energy covered by solar. Of course, solar is a tiny part of China's total regenerative capability; both hydro and wind power make up much more. I don't have the numbers for China, but in Germany the power usage for transportation[0] is roughly as large as the electrical power. So whatever progress they're making, they need double of that if they want to power their cars. [0] I don't remember off hand whether air and water are included