> Whenever you do the real world calculation for what an electric cars CO2 profile looks like it turns out to be the same as a gasoline car unless your country is majority nuclear.
replyNot at all true: https://www.carboncounter.com/
US-specific but you can even pick a state and it will use the generation mix of that state
You charge your car at night.
replyAt night the sun doesn't shine.
The mix is mostly coal or if you're lucky mostly gas.
This is the type of bullshit I mean by doing real world calculations.
I charge during the day, from my rooftop PV panels. Over a year we are net negative on grid consumption.
replyOr majority renewable.
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