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Only if the electricity is net zero carbon though (and, really, only if the generation of that low-carbon electricity somehow is related to driving the car and
by HPsquared 4y ago
Only if the electricity is net zero carbon though (and, really, only if the generation of that low-carbon electricity somehow is related to driving the car and wouldn't have been generated anyway).
- jnwatson 4y agoRight, if you live in West Virginia, it is entirely possible to never have a break even point, as in, it will never save CO2 to buy an EV.
- michaelmrose 4y agoYou could always move somewhere energy generation isn't so dirty especially as its probably also effecting your air quality not to speak of the employment options.
- thinkcontext 4y agoAccording to the Energy Dept site listed upthread, even in WV with 92% coal generation an EV emits half the CO2 per mile as an ICE. You really have to consider all the variables, ie grid carbon intensity, miles driven and car manufacturing. People seem to get focused on one of the variables in the carbon lifecycle.
- thinkcontext 4y agoWhy does it have to be net zero? That would certainly get you to breakeven in less miles but it is by no means a requirement for an EV having a carbon advantage over an ICE.