• specialdealer@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    It’s still a significant net gain because of the energy conversion efficiency of both EVs and large scale power generation. It also reduces pollution in densely populated areas which improves citizen health.

    Still, they should clean their grid ASAP, but they are deploying solar faster than anyone else and it’s not close.

    • lloydsmart@discuss.tchncs.de
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      1 year ago

      They’re also deploying coal faster than anyone else.

      I’ve heard this argument before about the efficiency of burning centrally, usually in a European context to defend running EVs on a grid powered mostly by natural gas, but not for coal.

      Now I’m genuinely curious whether efficiently burning coal to power EVs is less bad for the environment than burning petrol in ICE cars. Is there any research on that?

      I agree that ultimately EVs are the future, and I do drive one myself and strive to charge it on renewables whenever possible. However, in places with dirtier grids I’m not sure they’re a great idea.

      • Magrath@lemmy.ca
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        1 year ago

        Well it’s still a step in the right in my opinion. It’s one less source of greenhouses gases. It’s one less industry that needs to be cleaned up.