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An electric car is essentially coal powered.
by youngerdryas 14y ago
An electric car is essentially coal powered.
- cryptoz 14y agoNo, it's not. That doesn't make any sense at all, especially in the context of my example. Teslas that are charged with the SuperCharger system are solar powered. Teslas that are purchased in my province (Quebec) are Hydro powered. Electric cars charged from coal power plants are still a dramatic improvement to the system, despite having a terrible pollutant in the charge somewhere.
- youngerdryas 14y ago> Electric cars charged from coal power plants are still a dramatic improvement to the system, despite having a terrible pollutant in the charge somewhere. Maybe you are referring to clean coal technology which I am dubious of, but I think it is unlikely that tranferring cheap electric power across great distance is more efficient.
- jordan0day 14y agoSometimes. It depends on what part of the world you're in. If your statement is meant to imply that electric cars are a bad idea because they're "essentially coal powered", I disagree. Imagine if doctors applied that kind of logic: "We'll, you could quit smoking, but, I mean, you're still going to die eventually anyway."
- youngerdryas 14y agoI did not mean to imply that electric cars were a bad idea, a friend tried to buy a Tesla Roadster and I was excited to drive it. I just meant it will not be a panacea in two years or even ten, but almost certainly eventually.