Reasonable Electric Car

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by glatt

Coal is very dirty, and it may be better for the environment to burn gasoline in cars than to burn coal to charge the batteries to run clean cars. But if you are burning oil to make electricity, burning that oil in the plant will probably be cleaner than burning it in many cars, because the pollution controls in the plant will be better. Also, if hydro or nukes are used to charge the car, the pollution is virtually nonexistent.

Hydro yes, nukes no. Still haven't found a long term solution to those pesky rods when they wear out.