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> Reducing the number of cars burning fossil fuels is. Only if it's matched by a sufficient switch to renewables instead of fossil fuel generation.
by physicsguy 3y ago
> Reducing the number of cars burning fossil fuels is.
Only if it's matched by a sufficient switch to renewables instead of fossil fuel generation.
- grecy 3y agoThat is not correct. EVs are so much more efficient than ICE vehicles they are still a net win even when powered with "dirty" electricity. https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikescott/2020/03/30/yes-electric-cars-are-cleaner-even-when-the-power-comes-from-coal/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikescott/2020/03/30/yes-electr...
- mike_hock 3y agoEquivalent to a net win that could easily be gotten by replacing SUVs by other petroleum-powered vehicles with a more reasonable carbon footprint, without the need to build completely new infrastructure.
- two_handfuls 3y agoYes let’s do both
- thelastgallon 3y agoExcess power is curtailed when there is no demand and power prices go negative (to stop the production). This happens 200M+ times in US, must be the same even in EU grid. EVs can absorb all this excess production. No need to build any net new capacity. And, EVs will accelerate renewables by providing flexible demand, making renewable more profitable.
- saturn_vk 3y agoThis conveniently ignores the location of the pollutants, not to mention the difference in difficulty with recapturing pollution particles from many small, vs few big sources. Even if the electrical grid is only run on coal, the end result is still less pollution, especially in dense population centers