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Alisdair
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Hello all. I'm pretty disorganised and not very clever so I thought I'd ask you all...
If you charge an electric car from a power station run on fossil fuel is it cleaner than a petrol car?
I'm wondering after looking at the energy loss in converting fossil fuel to electricity and then in transmission -vs- just putting petrol in a car. Or does it require so little electricity to power the car to drive the same distance that electric cars (and bill) are a no brainer vs petrol.
So, say you were driving 300 miles in each... which is best for the environment?
(Of course I realize that with green energy an electric car is preferable)
If you charge an electric car from a power station run on fossil fuel is it cleaner than a petrol car?
I'm wondering after looking at the energy loss in converting fossil fuel to electricity and then in transmission -vs- just putting petrol in a car. Or does it require so little electricity to power the car to drive the same distance that electric cars (and bill) are a no brainer vs petrol.
So, say you were driving 300 miles in each... which is best for the environment?
(Of course I realize that with green energy an electric car is preferable)