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The electricity has to come from somewhere, and most of the time, that involves fossil fuels anyhow.
by VeninVidiaVicii 4y ago
The electricity has to come from somewhere, and most of the time, that involves fossil fuels anyhow.
- credit_guy 4y agoYes, but most electricity in the US is produced using natural gas. Natural gas produces much less CO2 emissions than all other fossil fuels. Plus, the efficiency of power plants is double the efficiency of an ICE engine in a car. Switching to an EV easily cuts the emissions by a factor of 2, even when the electricity is produced with fossil fuels.
- pifm_guy 4y agoEven if all electricity comes from the least efficient coal plants, EV's still tend to produce less CO2/mile because EV's are designed to have regen braking, low rolling resistance and low aerodynamic drag.
- mancerayder 4y agoIt comes from fossil fuels today, but it can always come from nuclear or renewable sources in the future.