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It doesn't matter. One big power plant is so much more efficient than a million little ICE cars that you typically end up with lower emissions and less pollutio
by NickM 9y ago
It doesn't matter. One big power plant is so much more efficient than a million little ICE cars that you typically end up with lower emissions and less pollution from EVs even if 100% of your electricity is from coal.
That said, China - and most of the world - is on an exponential growth curve for renewables right now. It will take a long time for the world to switch over to EVs, so we're better off starting now, regardless of the current emission profiles for electricity generation.
- seanmcdirmid 9y agoBeijing has a separate lottery for EVs also, so if you want a car now, you can wait for a few years for a typical ICE one, or you can get one tomorrow if you don't mind EV. Tesla S's are selling like hotcakes accordingly.
- twoodfin 9y agoOut of curiousity, how high up in the party would I have to be to get an ICE tomorrow instead of in a few years?
- seanmcdirmid 9y agoWho knows. Since almost everyone has party connections in Beijing, it has become difficult to game the system that way (it would be useless otherwise).
- abledon 9y agowhat about the manufacturing processes for EVs. Arent they a lot more polluting esp, the battery parts, compared to traditional auto manufacturing?