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Originally Posted by Slava
In 1900 20% of the vehicles on the road were electric, and in 2000 the figure was less than 1%....not exactly progress to help the environment.
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considering how they developed power back then and how inefficient the lines were i'll still call it a win.
i think people have to look at the whole package, many are convinced that there is zero pollution from electric cars.
i think that the energy use at the car is VERY efficient with electric, maybe 5 times more efficient than gasoline.
but if the power to charge and transmit is worse for the environment per unit of put-down-to-the-road power, then that should be taken into account.
obviously it varies area to area, some places burn oil products for power, some nuclear, some hydroelectric.
i'm not sure what the numbers bear out, but it's not as squeaky clean as many seem to think.