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Keep in mind that electric vehicles will get cleaner over time (as more electricity is generated from renewable resources), whereas gas-powered cars will not.
by byoung2 12y ago
Keep in mind that electric vehicles will get cleaner over time (as more electricity is generated from renewable resources), whereas gas-powered cars will not.
- greenyoda 12y agoGas-powered cars have been getting cleaner on a steady basis: more efficient engines, lighter materials, etc. improve gas mileage and thus lower emissions. It's probably a lot easier to incrementally improve gas-powered automotive technology than it is to replace the large percentage of electric capacity in the U.S. that comes from coal-fired power plants. According to Wikipedia, this was about 50% of the nation's capacity as of 2008: 2133 TWh from coal out of a total of 4369 TWh.[1] That amount of industrial infrastructure is not likely to be completely replaced any time soon. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_generation#List_of_countries_with_source_of_electricity_2008 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_generation#List_of...
- byoung2 12y agoWhat I meant is that a particular gas powered car cannot get more efficient after manufacture, while a particular electric vehicle can.