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Going all electric is all good and we’ll but it in effect just pushing the pollution out somewhere else... that issue still has to be solved. Electricity doesn’
by edf13 7y ago
Going all electric is all good and we’ll but it in effect just pushing the pollution out somewhere else... that issue still has to be solved. Electricity doesn’t grow on trees
- ses1984 7y agoIt's not just elsewhere but less. Electric vehicles are more efficient, and they can be supplied with clean power.
- edf13 7y agoAre you including the construction energy and materials costs in your efficiency statement?
- jblow 7y agoAre you including the construction energy and materials costs of fossil fuels and engines in your non-efficiency statement?
- ses1984 7y agoOk, sure, pick that nit, but even if it's half as efficient as gasoline, where are you going to find gasoline as clean as solar, wind, or hydro.
- eeZah7Ux 7y agoYes. Do the analysis.
- movedx 7y agoWell no, but getting to the point you've missed: I'd rather that pollution be elsewhere versus in a city centre with eight million people in it.
- edf13 7y agoI think your missing the point of pollution - check global warming
- frio 7y agoIt's twofold. 1. breathing polluted air sucks, and we can improve that by replacing gas vehicles with electric vehicles. 2. global warming is awful, and we can improve that by replacing our generation activity (solar, wind, hydro, nuclear) -- but if we replace it all and there's still lots of gas cars on the road, we've still got a problem. Electric cars are part of solving both problems, although in all honesty, we probably need to accept a lower standard of living, ditching the private car, switch to e-bikes, e-scooters et all and have a robust car hire scheme for when vehicles are necessary,