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Originally Posted by Fuzz

Yup, a couple years ago there was ant article showing that given Alberta's current energy mix, you are really no better for the environment in an EV than an ICE. Now, that will obviously improve as we phase out coal. But currently? It's really a wash in Alberta. So then you just have the extra CO2 emissions from production, which I guess, according to Volvo, actually makes buying an EV in Alberta worse for the environment than an ICE?

I saw a chart posted somewhere recently that showed Alberta’s coal usage for electricity has basically dropped close to 50% in the last 2-3 years.