BCSnob wrote:
larry cad wrote:
Just remember, the electricity being used for charging more and more, and faster and faster, is being generated by coal and fossil fuels, thus the more EV on the road, the more pollution in the atmosphere. Aren't these wonderful times?
Some light reading for you from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Sources of U.S. electricity generation, 2020
Yep, I was about right.
"Fossil fuels are the largest sources of energy for electricity generation
Natural gas was the largest source—about 40%—of U.S. electricity generation in 2020. Natural gas is used in steam turbines and gas turbines to generate electricity.
Coal was the third-largest energy source for U.S. electricity generation in 2020—about 19%. Nearly all coal-fired power plants use steam turbines. A few coal-fired power plants convert coal to a gas for use in a gas turbine to generate electricity.
Petroleum was the source of less than 1% of U.S. electricity generation in 2020. Residual fuel oil and petroleum coke are used in steam turbines. Distillate—or diesel—fuel oil is used in diesel-engine generators. Residual fuel oil and distillates can also be burned in gas turbines."
Point was, in order to have pollution free EV cars requires pollution generating electric power, and more and more and more pollution as there are more and more EV. I'm trying to think of a good analogy that others could understand. Something like "throw out the baby with the bath water", or "chop off your nose to spite your face".
I'm sure others can do better.
