“Chevrolet Bolt EV, the brand’s affordable, battery-powered electric vehicle (EV), has clocked in serious mileage since its release in December, 2016. According to the company, in just four months owners have driven a collective 7.2 million km (4.5 million miles) as of April 2nd, 2017.
This impressive milestone illustrates how relevant the adoption of EVs are to the world’s effort to protect the environment. The Bolt EV’s all-electric miles are equivalent to saving 175,000 gallons of fuel, following the average EPA estimate of 42 km per gallon (26 mpg) for 2017 vehicles in the US…”
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Yes electric cars would definitely be the way to go but imagine the flying vehicles they already have out and we just don’t know it.
]]>I just wonder whether the electricity they are charged with originates from burning coal… That simply demands more coal pollution. To really get it right, they need to source the electricity to the power outlet from natural, renewable sources such as solar, wind and tidal energy, otherwise it’s just transference.
]]>Melissa Barrett What people typically don’t realize is how much electricity it takes to create gasoline (and diesel and kerosene, etc.) from crude oil. So, is electric production clean? No, but it’s moving that way. Is gasoline production clean? Not in any way, shape or form.
]]>I need to go back to windmills for electricity, well water or natural
spring water and wood burning stoves for heat and back to growing our own
food.
]]>john guest I agree but if the electricity source for these cars is derived from coal-fired power stations, it simply changes when the pollution occurs, not whether it occurs.
]]>This is no “proof” they’re taking over the world.
This only proves they’re becoming popular.
They would have to be selling more EVs than any other vehicle to be taking over.
]]>Melissa Barrett no solution is perfect. If you wait for perfect there will be no progress. Coal is rapidly becoming uneconomical, and many coal plants are being converted to natural gas or just decommissioned. It’s just a matter of time until the vast majority of coal plants are gone.
]]>john guest I get what you’re saying but unless these are charges from clean energy sources, now… They still essentially require pollution to the environment, in order to be charged ?
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