OK. Did you have a point? The energy used in moving the coal around via diesel locomotive is a very small fraction of the energy in the coal train. The powerplant I worked at as an engineering coop student ~35 years ago took in 100-car “unit trains” regularly, as in a few times a week IIRC.
The vast bulk of transportation energy in the United States is oil based. Electric cars aren’t for everywhere / everybody / every situation. But to the extent they make it possible to use electricity generated from non-oil indigenous sources as transportation energy, it is A Good Thing in my book. I don’t see myself buying one any time soon, but for those for whom it works, good on them!
You’re correct of course, but out of synch with one of the “11th commandments” of FR - hating on edrive.
Read the rest of my posts. If someone wants an electric car, good for them. Just don’t tax me to make their coal burning car cheaper.
Electric cars have their niche; it’s limited and often seasonal. Unfortunately, they don’t seem to fit in extremely hot or cold climates.
>> “ But to the extent they make it possible to use electricity generated from non-oil indigenous sources as transportation energy, it is A Good Thing in my book” <<
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Were it not so heavily subsidized by our governments, and propagandized in schools, and the snooz media I might agree, but as it presently sits, the electric car is a disaster for all in America.