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Originally Posted by DamageX
No need. How green an electric car ultimately comes down to how green the energy production is. If the electricity used to charge the car's batteries comes from say hydropower, then an electric car pollutes less than a clean diesel equivalent. If the electricity comes from fossil fuel plants, then it will pollute more than a clean diesel car. That's because the production of electricity itself results in much more CO2 to charge the batteries, than what a clean diesel car would produce when driven. Basic math.
There are figures out there about how much each country (or state) pollutes in terms of energy production, according to the sources it uses for it. Feel free to search for them.
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Hi Damagex,
You made a statement but didn't prove it, which is why I asked for links.
But regardless, you are partially right. Here in Montreal, Canada, most of our energy comes from Hydro and Nuclear. It some places around the world, most or all of the electricity comes from coal.
However that being said, the saying that electric cars do nothing for the environment if the electricity comes from coal is a myth. There is a really good article about it at this link:
The ‘electric cars aren’t green’ myth debunked | shrinkthatfootprint.com . So even if you are in a state with lots of "dirty' electricity, driving electric is still a good idea.