I did not see the CO2 output of fossil fuel vehicles included. That would be a telling ommision since cars are only about 20% efficient.
The coal plants can burn coal pretty cleanly, but from a CO2 point of view not so good, EVs are far more efficient. So which is better? 90% efficient for EVs versus 20% efficient for ICE. I don't know what the efficiency of the coal power - delivered is like, or what the efficiency of gas or diesel delivered would be. But those should be part of the discussion. CO2 is "clean," though still problematic. Coal has all sorts of downside we usually ignore (I live in NC where we have coal ash issues). I declare the article to be a hack job. They should get a good science writer to handle it. On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 5:52 PM, SLPinfo.org via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > Not sure if the list has seen this story but I suspect there are flaws in > the analysis. Not being an engineer and not having access to the > calculations I can't tell for sure. > > Peter Flipsen Jr > > ========== > > Trying to go green by replacing your gas guzzler with an electric car? In > some provinces, that may actually be worse for the environment, a > University of Toronto researcher says. > > > http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/electric-cars-could-boost-co2-emissions-in-some-provinces-1.3007409 > > Sent via the CBC News Android App > < > https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.cbc.mobile.android.cbcnewsandroidwebview > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20150324/173e6d0f/attachment.htm > > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > -- To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. Thomas A. Edison <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/thomasaed125362.html> A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought. *Warren Buffet* Michael E. Ross (919) 585-6737 Land (919) 576-0824 <https://www.google.com/voice/b/0?pli=1#phones> Google Phone (919) 631-1451 Cell [email protected] <[email protected]> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20150324/54330714/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
