…isn’t that 95% for the Prius also shifting emissions, though? That doesn’t seem like a point in favor of the hybrid. One can’t say that a particular energetic

…isn’t that 95% for the Prius also shifting emissions, though? That doesn’t seem like a point in favor of the hybrid. One can’t say that a particular energetic electron was energized by a solar plant, sure. But one can look at new power deployment and see that almost all of it is non-CO2-emitting, a large majority is renewable, and more than half of it is solar. [1] Over the past decade the US has turned over roughly 1-2% of generation capacity annually, and grown by about 1% annually [2]—but those numbers are accelerating: in 2023 we grew about 6%. [1] Totally plausible that we’re at the start of an S-curve here; the grid is certainly not getting dirtier, and with an expected life of > 10 years an EV purchased today will be quite a bit cleaner by EOL based on charging power source alone. [1]: https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/chart-nearly-all-new-us-power-plants-built-in-2024-will-be-clean-energy https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/chart-near... [2]: https://www.publicpower.org/resource/americas-electricity-generating-capacity https://www.publicpower.org/resource/americas-electricity-ge...