Roughly 40% of U.S. energy production comes from coal and another 30% comes from natural gas & oil.
Electric cars should be referred to as coal and gas powered cars.
Of course. Electricity is free and clean magic.
That’s why I call them “Coal Burning” cars.
Electric often means ozone is put out. Am I wrong? So which is worse, ozone or CO2?
Total cost is a very honest indicator of how green something is. If something costs much more than a comparable alternative it is because more energy was consumed and pollution output somewhere.
Why does no one talk about what happens to the car after its effective useful life? Is it because the battery in the car is far worse for the environment than the car was ever good for the environment during its active useful life. These multi-thousand dollar batteries have a very long decay life. We will be long gone before these batteries will.
Global Warming on Free Republic here, here and here
No, because they must be RECHARGED by a power plant. Many of them are burning coal in their boilers to heat the water into steam to drive the generating turbines. Essentially, the electric car runs on coal power and not electricity.
Really quite simple. Those who like electric cars should put up their own money and buy them. Those who like diesel, or natural gas, or gasoline or ethanol...or bicycle... should buy what they like.
In a democracy we vote with our feet and with our pocket books. To do otherwise is undemocratic.
