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Originally Posted by Aerkuld
This is a reasonable point and the way electricity is generated across the country will definitely vary. Some places are relatively clean, while others are not. It's easy to check with this calculator;
https://www.ucsusa.org/clean-vehicles/electric-vehicles/ev-emissions-tool
Even if it's a wash in terms of CO2, moving the emissions out of traffic congested areas must be better for health.
How does the grid keep up is another good question, although most EV owners charge at night when the grid is under lower demand, and the majority of EV chargers draw less current than an AC unit. I don't think it's impossible to manage. |
it would be fun for people to plug in their zip code and see where (if anywhere) in the US, that EV use generates > half the emissions of a gas fueled car