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punkerjim t1_j2061qh wrote

Hello coal!

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Smegma_On-Demand t1_j207mxg wrote

People forget that electric cars are only as eco-friendly as the power plants they plug into.

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WntrTmpst t1_j212o3f wrote

People who think their ice engine is more fuel efficient than a literal multi million dollar energy plant are pure comedy to me. I work in automotive and it’d so hard to bite my tongue about it sometimes

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Smegma_On-Demand t1_j2093i8 wrote

Of course it’s going to overall lower emissions in general.

Even if just 10% of electric cars hooked up to nuclear/renewable resources, 90% is still going to be lower than 100%.

The point is that until fossil fuels become less prevalent, electric cars aren’t going to be as environmentally friendly as people want to believe.

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FalconFiveZeroNine t1_j20b6ns wrote

You are correct that EVs aren't 100% environmentally friendly, but they're far better than driving an ICE vehicle, which is the point that most people are trying to make. On the other hand, opposition to EV adoption tends to either assume that EVs are somehow worse than ICE vehicles, or that because EVs are not 100% environmentally friendly that they shouldn't be used at all.

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jermleeds t1_j20b3gb wrote

I think people in general have a pretty good understanding that the benefits of EV cars depend on the source of their power generation, and that the promise of EVs depends on pushing for more generation by renewables. Also the flip side, that regardless of what happens with primary power generation, none of it matters unless we are all or mostly driving EVs.

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ColonelC0lon t1_j208ydr wrote

You uh.. you do realize that power plant production is enormously more efficient than your gas engine?

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Zadiuz t1_j20idvl wrote

People can’t seem to comprehend this.

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