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From a well-to-wheels standpoint, EVs are barely more efficient when you take into account power generation, transmission, and storage losses. Obviously, we wa
by ppf 5y ago
From a well-to-wheels standpoint, EVs are barely more efficient when you take into account power generation, transmission, and storage losses.
Obviously, we want our EVs powered from renewable energy. In that case, unless we go nuclear, in my opinion energy will become that much more expensive that using it to transport ourselves in massive, heavy wheeled metal boxes will be out of the question.
I'm sure you'll object to this, so I'll start by pointing out that most of our "renewable" energy sources are made in China using brown coal and awful working conditions.
- js8 5y agoI will object to it: https://blog.ucsusa.org/dave-reichmuth/are-electric-vehicles-really-better-for-the-climate-yes-heres-why https://blog.ucsusa.org/dave-reichmuth/are-electric-vehicles...
- ppf 5y agoI'm not sure which part of my previous comment you are actually objecting to. Your article also ignores the manufacturing energy cost of an EV, which is considerable. 88 mpg equivalent for an EV, that requires a huge amount of extra mineral resources and manufacturing energy, is not good enough when the average clapped-out diesel family car here in the UK gets around 60mpg. As I said, they are barely more efficient overall.