Re:Driving on electricity is cheaper than gas in all 50 states
by blacksmith_tb on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @05:13PM
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As I am eagerly awaiting delivery of a 2017 Prius Prime plug-in hybrid in their #1 state Oregon, this is all good news. However, as I'm switching from an old diesel VW, I also can't help but notice these numbers are very literally electric vs. gas, and look like they wouldn't pencil out against a diesel sedan. That said, the contrast there is between belching soot out vs. clean air, so hard to argue on that front.
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Re:Driving on electricity is cheaper than gas in all 50 states
by relaytheurgency on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @05:23PM
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How is the electricity in Oregon generated? I wonder what the carbon footprint of running an electric vehicle on coal is, especially when you include mining Lithium etc.
Re:Driving on electricity is cheaper than gas in all 50 states
by dver23 on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @05:36PM
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Mostly Hydro, Nat gas and renewable. Almost no coal.
Re:Driving on electricity is cheaper than gas in all 50 states
by agermanov on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @06:12PM
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This says different: https://www.oregon.gov/energy/pages/oregons_electric_power_m...
33.65% is coal.