Switching to Electric Vehicles Could Save the US Billions, But Timing Is Everything
“Today, less than two percent of the vehicles Americans buy are electric. But within the next three decades, some automotive industry experts expect electric vehiclescould make up the majority of US and global car sales.
All told, American drivers log about 3 trillion miles per year, consuming more than 170 billion gallons of gasoline and diesel in the process. Converting all those road miles to electricity would place new demands on the nation’s system for producing and delivering electricity.
As part of a major energy infrastructure study, we are seeking to understand how an increase in electric vehicles (EVs) might change how energy is supplied and consumed. So far, we have figured out the impact of electric vehicles will depend on where you live and when they are charged…”
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An awareness program is needed to convince people for the use of electric vehicles.
Nonsense: The electricity generated to charge these vehicles comes from coal-fired power plants. There is simply a switch from gasoline generated energy to coal-fired generated electricity. Ignorance of this fact is all most universal among ‘greenies.’
Lewis Woods apparently you didn’t read the article and you’re just one of those clickbait consuming headline-only ‘intellectuals’. The whole point is to move away from those sources of electricity generation to more sustainable ones such as solar, wind, hydro, and eventually fusion, hence, the title of the article “timing is everything.” Please read before using a comment section to project your tired non-solution biases and outdated arguments. Thanks.
Lewis Woods Not so, where can you still plug in and get coal generated electricity in Europe?
Massive new ‘green’ projects are being brought online now, depending on where you live, there’s a good chance you’re not using coal as an electrical source and it’s fading fast, also, a clever EV owner can install a solar panel or wind turbine at home
and charge their car for free.