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8. Coal? Less than 2% for me. 37.4% for US last year. China ain't in this discussion.

Reply to Mother Muckraker (Reply #7)

Thu Nov 21, 2013, 09:38 PM

Nov 2013

The amount of coal generating the electricity each of us uses depends upon the energy mix for the utility company delivering the electrons.

Coal is on the way out for the US and the amount of electricity the Tesla uses isn't even on their radar.

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