How I Used and Abused My Tesla – What a Tesla Looks Like After 100,000 Miles

Re:How I Used and Abused My Tesla – What a Tesla Looks Like ... by jonknee on Tuesday August 30, 2016 @12:53PM (#12391737)

> We're not replacing coal power stations. It isn't an "upgrade" away. Our energy demand is increasing so any new stations supplement rather than replace existing power stations.

That's simply wrong. Cheap natural gas has been choking off coal all over the country. Plants have been closing as a result and every year since we have generated less electricity from coal than the year prior.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_power_in_the_United_State...

> In the first quarter of 2012, the use of coal for electricity generation declined substantially more, 21% from 2011 levels.

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Re:How I Used and Abused My Tesla – What a Tesla Looks Like ... by eddieh on Thursday September 01, 2016 @02:16PM (#12407613)

That's true, you're right. Overall coal use is declining, but it has be well established that at night when electric cars are charging you're probably getting power from even cheaper coal that could come from several states away, even if you don't happen to have coal plants in your state.

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