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Powering a 100% carbon neutral EV "fleet" would require lots more (solar/wind)+battery or nuclear that is unlikely to be developed as quickly as the consumption
by creeble 3y ago
Powering a 100% carbon neutral EV "fleet" would require lots more (solar/wind)+battery or nuclear that is unlikely to be developed as quickly as the consumption.
- wilg 3y agoThat's what's great about electricity! It abstracts the power generation technology. If we need to temporarily use natural gas to power it, for example, we can just do it and still achieve better efficiency than ICE cars. But we're going to have to develop that renewable power infrastructure anyway. And renewables are now cheaper in many cases than polluting alternatives.
- creeble 3y agoCheaper, but not available. So not abstract. So if Jevon's Paradox holds true for transportation as it did for steam power, we may need lots of fossil-fuel electric plants just to meet demand. Maybe that's "temporary", but so was coal.