The gas you burn in a car is 100% carbon-based. The energy in your home is usually not. It’s a mix of carbon-based and renewables. Also, your local coal plant is much more energy-efficient than your engine which probably hasn’t been tuned up in years.
jballs@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Even if you have an EV charging on a shitty coal power plant, it’s still vastly more efficient than putting a small, personal power plant in a car and carrying around gasoline to burn. A modern EV uses the equivalent of about 3 gallons of gas to go 300 miles.
QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 1 year ago
And has a lot more torque, is quieter, doesn’t need to turn off, etc. Ot amazes me how much resistance there is to EVs when they’re superior in a lot of ways. Not all, but they’re making huge strides quickly.
Personally I can’t wait to see the end of big oil’s iron grip on transportation. They’ve lied to us all for decades and gotten away with it for far too long. It’s time to pay up.
jballs@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
I think big oil is behind a lot of the resistance to EVs in a subtle way. For example, my conservative neighbor the other day was complaining about the weight of EVs compared to ICE cars, and how they’re damaging the roads. That sort of talking point doesn’t just arise naturally. I’m sure it was a coordinated messaging push by ICE car manufacturers and oils and gas stake holders, ultimately aiming at reduced EV adoption and a reduction in taxes on gasoline.
Maybe I’m just a conspiracy theorist, but my bullshit alarm went off immediately at the idea of those types of ideas popping into the public consciousness organically.
kalleboo@lemmy.world 1 year ago
If they’re so concerned about vehicle weight, I’m sure they’re driving a compact car instead of a truck or SUV, right?