/sci/ - Science & Math

>>10485554
Even if your grid was entirely coal, electric cars would still be cleaner.
https://afdc.energy.gov/vehicles/electric_emissions.html

>>6534572

>What your link says is: "In regions that depend heavily on conventional fossil fuels for electricity generation, PEVs may not demonstrate a well-to-wheel emissions benefit."

http://www.nrel.gov/vehiclesandfuels/pdfs/41410.pdf

You should really follow the links and play around with the emissions estimate widget. It's actually very informative. You can even use this map to get started.

http://www.sierraclub.org/coal/map/

>It shows the electric vehicle having 60% of the emissions of the conventional vehicle, despite less than half of their power coming from coal, and nearly 30% coming from carbon-neutral sources. An all-coal source would result in roughly equal carbon emissions, as I previously pointed out. And this is not accounting for the additional energy to produce or responsibly dispose of the vehicle and its batteries, or for charge lost while the vehicle is not being driven (a noted problem with electric vehicles).

http://www.ucsusa.org/assets/documents/clean_vehicles/electric-car-global-warming-emissions-report.pdf

>Furthermore, they are comparing a corporate average gasoline-powered passenger car to a capability-inferior, high-priced, cramped, lightweight compact all-electric (which might be incapable of completing this 100 mile trip -- their standard is the Nissan Leaf). The claimed emission reduction could be met simply by purchasing a conventional vehicle with better fuel economy.

http://www.renault.com/fr/lists/archivesdocuments/fluence-acv-2011.pdf