A report says “fuel” for EVs cost more than gasoline. Was it prepared by a bunch of orangutans sitting in front of computers? No, it was done by Anderson Economic Group.
It’s more expensive if you sit at a 50 cent-per-minute super charger and go to 100%. It’s a fraction of the cost if you don’t act like an idiot.
It’s more expensive if you sit at a 50 cent-per-minute super charger and go to 100%. It’s a fraction of the cost if you don’t act like an idiot.
But we still power them with coal
Even accounting for power plants, EVs still produce much less emissions. Here’s a plot from energy.gov:
This is also covered on the common EV myths page: https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/electric-vehicle-myths#myth1
But we aren’t burning gasoline every second.
Not always the case. I was able to change my electricity source to 100% renewable through Appalachian Power. I also have solar panels to directly offset some of my home energy usage.
It is vastly more efficient to power from electricity generated by coal than it is to burn gasoline in a car. Think of all that heat just going into the air.
