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Here: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2018-10-31/you-ll-need-286-pounds-of-coal-to-fuel-that-electric-road-trip https://www.goo

• ggm 7y ago
  Even with all those losses, the electric vehicle road trip is still better for the climate than driving a gasoline-powered car. Burning that much coal would release about 310 kilograms of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, compared with 350 kilograms by the 40 gallons of gasoline. Even though coal tends to emit more pollutants than oil for the amount of energy it generates, the efficiency of the electric vehicle, which recharges its battery with every brake, more than makes up the difference. But.. the article doesn't say "CNG is better" It just says the worst-case costs in the US, for coal sourced power to charge the batteries.
  • Mikeb85 7y ago
    In India, most of the total power used is generated by coal. And yes, natural gas beats coal-powered electricity.
    • ggm 7y ago
      Only if you disregard how natural gas is made. Fracking, and fugitive gas, and transport costs you don't seem to care about make CNG and LNG highly suspect.
      • Gibbon1 7y ago
        Not to mention while CNG is better than gasoline which is way better than diesel. Small internal combustion engines produce large amounts of air pollution.
      • Mikeb85 7y ago
        And there's no cost to mining coal? It also can't be transported through a pipeline like gas can.