Posted on 08/27/2023 10:00:19 AM PDT by DallasBiff
Some analysts expect that existing grid capacity may be enough to power U.S. electric cars in the near future, yet they do not rule out the possibility of new coal or nuclear plants coming on line if renewable energy sources are not developed.
Dear EarthTalk: Isn’t the interest in electric cars and plug-in hybrids going to spur increased reliance on coal as a power source? And is that really any better than gasoline/oil in terms of environmental impact? —Graham Rankin, via e-mail
It’s true that the advent of electric cars is not necessarily a boon for the environment if it means simply trading our reliance on one fossil fuel—oil, from which gasoline is distilled—for an even dirtier one: coal, which is burned to create electricity.
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Coal burners will be expensive. There's an additional toll to pay when you burn coal.
they will wt some point be inoperative because the commies will declare they use to much elictricy.
Of course they burn coal. Just not as efficiently as modern ICE engines burn gas and diesel. EV cheerleaders always lie either by omission or direct false statements.
Nuclear power is the obvious answer. Replace the 1950s regulations with 2025-lite regulations for safety and go full steam. A plant Vogle and a power plant of a sub every year to infinity.
Of course you and VR are correct. The only ones who believe that solar/wind are anything but virtue signaling are the politicos getting rich off kickbacks from the CCP and the NPC’s who support them.
Any civilization needs baseload — which is why the WEF is killing it. Peasants are easier in the dark and it is easier to convert their children to slaves.
no worries
there will not be that many EVs
most will be on the electric busses
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