> if the power plant generating the electricity is equal to the automobiles burning the fuel, in the end, isn't it a wash? No. By abstracting the source of the

> if the power plant generating the electricity is equal to the automobiles burning the fuel, in the end, isn't it a wash? No. By abstracting the source of the energy, we can make one change in the method of power generation and immediately make a large number of electric cars "clean". So if we replace a coal plant with a nuclear or hydroelectric or solar plant, then everyone charging their electric cars with energy from that plant will suddenly be using clean energy. This isn't possible with the millions of gas cars out there, because they are only capable of using gas.