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Originally Posted by zamler
Battery electric cars powered by natural gas generators is a good stop gap, the efficiency of this system is quite high and the carbon footprint per vehicle is a fair bit better than gasoline. Not as good as a BEV powered by hydro, although hydro has significant environmental downsides we don't hear about much.
Consumers will not accept CNG cars, they stink, don't have as much power, and are dangerous in enclosed spaces. Not as stupid as hydrogen cars though.
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Hey I'm a big proponent of researching and spending money on figuring out alternative methods. Everything should be looked at.
But until then? Coal should be made illegal. Allowing plants to phase out till 2040? Screw that. They have 5 years to shut down or convert to natural gas. Time to get serious about this.
And I only say that because I know it is quite possible to convert the plants in a short time frame. It is also quite easy to build new natural gas plants. And from what I'm reading, it is also becoming cheaper to build solar & wind farms. I'm all for that as well, but it'll take years till get to the point where either of those can do what natural gas does.
The sooner that people accept that, the easier this will get.
Also, the sad part is, if every single coal plant in North America was shut down by natural gas, or better yet, wind/solar, it would still NOT make a difference in global CO2 emissions. It would barely make a dent.