Enough with the 'Actually, Electric Cars Pollute More' Bullshit Already

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4. It's not quite that simple

Last edited Tue Apr 30, 2019, 02:07 PM - Edit history (1)

The environmental benefits of electric vehicles depend on where (and how) the electricity powering them is produced. If you're charging your EV from your rooftop solar, that's great! If you're charging it from the coal power plant across town, that's not as great.

It's worth noting that the Union of Concerned Scientists has analyses for 14 states:
https://www.ucsusa.org/clean-vehicles/electric-vehicles/state-electric-vehicle-benefits-2019

In most cases, an EV pollutes less, however, in an extreme case, like Wyoming… a gasoline-hybrid may actually be better for the climate…
https://afdc.energy.gov/vehicles/electric_emissions.html
https://afdc.energy.gov/files/u/publication/ev_emissions_impact.pdf

However, even in Wyoming, an EV is better than a conventional gasoline vehicle.