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Why electric cars are only as clean as their power supply
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SeanNelson
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It's been pretty well established that the power required to run EVs is cleaner than burning fuel to run an ICE vehicle in all but the states who have the very dirtiest power plants - and even there it's not any real advantage for the ICE vehicles.laev said:Every aspect has to be taken into account before we can claim and definitive
And in the clean states there's no contest. I live in British Columbia, where virtually all our electricity is created via hydroelectric dams - it's essentially solar power but without the problems of intermittent supply. It's an EV paradise here.
JupiterMoon
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I think manufacturers also need to take into account the production cycle and the footprint each vehicle makes.
BMW uses a great deal of recycled material in their i3...a huge step forward in building a car. And making zero waste as a goal like Subaru does in their production cycle is also important.
BMW uses a great deal of recycled material in their i3...a huge step forward in building a car. And making zero waste as a goal like Subaru does in their production cycle is also important.
SeanNelson said:It's been pretty well established that the power required to run EVs is cleaner than burning fuel to run an ICE vehicle in all but the states who have the very dirtiest power plants - and even there it's not any real advantage for the ICE vehicles.laev said:Every aspect has to be taken into account before we can claim and definitive
And in the clean states there's no contest. I live in British Columbia, where virtually all our electricity is created via hydroelectric dams - it's essentially solar power but without the problems of intermittent supply. It's an EV paradise here.
Live there too. Hydro power is not flawless but an ok option
SeanNelson
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Hydro power is like Winston Churchill's quote about democracy: it's the worst system in the world except for all the others.Aidan said:Live there too. Hydro power is not flawless but an ok optionSeanNelson said:...I live in British Columbia, where virtually all our electricity is created via hydroelectric dams...laev said:Every aspect has to be taken into account before we can claim and definitive
This article Rings true because even though we feel we're doing the Eco thing but if the area we live in produces energy in a horribly un eco-friendly way it's kind of counterproductive now electric vehicles are not using such great amounts of energy that this has a huge effect but when we look at the picture globally now we start to see some impact
