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> The emission levels of an electric vehicle curently are 70% of a normal vehicle so yes. Electric cars are only as clean as their energy input which is still o
by bestnameever 6y ago
> The emission levels of an electric vehicle curently are 70% of a normal vehicle so yes. Electric cars are only as clean as their energy input which is still overwhelmingly carbon-based and will be for the foreseeable future.
So you change their energy input instead. So no, there are other options.
- Barrin92 6y agowell, we're not living in sim city and nobody can snip with their fingers to change the energy mix. Over the last 30 years the global energy mix has fallen from being 91% carbon based to a whopping... 88%. Projections for 2040 range from 5-20% renewables if we're realistic. Meanwhile, the total number of cars globally is going to more than double to 2 billion in the same time, in particular in the developing world. (where the energy transition is even more difficult). So under realistic assumptions this isn't really a solution. In particular in the US people seem to love the idea of buying themselves out of the dog house by purchasing an expensive car, but to be effective there needs to be a systemic transition away from this waste of resources.