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NNadir

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2. That really isn't all that difficult. People pretend electricity is "green."

Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Mon Apr 21, 2025, 07:46 AM

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It isn't, except maybe in France, Norway (an oil and gas exporter with a lot of hydroelectricity) and Sweden. On my grid, the PJM, electric cars contribute more CO₂ than straight up gasoline cars, owing to embodied energy.

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