. The Chevy Bolt gets about 4 miles per kWh, so the CO2 emissions when charged using coal power is approximately 2.23 / 4 = 0.56 lbs/mile.
Burning a gallon of gasoline releases about 19.5 lbs of CO2. A typical sedan getting 30 mpg has CO2 emissions of about 19.5 / 30 = 0.65 lbs/mile. To beat a Chevy Bolt in terms of CO2 emissions being charged on 100% coal, a gasoline car has to get better than 35 mpg.
The electric car is flexible in that it can be fueled by coal, natural gas, gasoline, Diesel, solar, wind, biomass, and hydro. The gas car is limited to gasoline only.
Unfortunately the discussion is more complex than that, for example https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/7/2703/htm
EVs certainly have their uses and advantages. But to peddle them as the 'solution' to ICE powered cars is just plain wrong.
EVs certainly have their uses and advantages. But to peddle them as the 'solution' to ICE powered cars is just plain wrong.
It depends on the purpose, of course. The best of both worlds are PHEVs. You can choose between electric or gas any minute.
EVs are garbage period.
Depends on for what purpose. Right tool for the job and all. If your job is to commute to the office every day and it's less than 250 miles round trip, an EV is far more economical than a gas car. If you want to be able to drive your car when SHTF, an EV is going to offer you more options than a gas car.
If you need to tow a large payload, then an EV is shit.
If you want to be able to drive your car when SHTF, an EV is going to offer you more options than a gas car.
I would argue it's the other way around. Unless you have solar panels and a home battery (which suck in their own right, given the cost, the logistics of cleaning them to keep them working optimally, and the fact that they degrade fairly quickly) you're not going to be charging your EV if SHTF.
Meanwhile an ICE can be converted to run on fuel which can be distilled in a small home setup or even on wood gas.
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