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It actually is better for the environment to run an EV off of even something as dirty as coal power, than to run a gasoline car because the EV drivetrain is so
by natch 4y ago
It actually is better for the environment to run an EV off of even something as dirty as coal power, than to run a gasoline car because the EV drivetrain is so much more efficient.
That being said, I agree of course that transitioning the mix toward a lower proportion of dirty sources will be good.
- tzs 4y agoAnother plus for the dirty powered EV is that when you burn fossil fuels in a car then (1) any add-on equipment you want to use to capture or reduce pollution has severe size and weight and cost restrictions due to being part of the car, and (2) you are releasing your pollution in population centers. With the EV powered by electricity from a dirty power plant (1) you can afford bigger, heavier, more expensive pollution control, and (2) you can build power plants away from population centers so whatever pollution does escape ends up being a small increase for people over a wide area instead of major increase for just one city.