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Re:Zero-Emission Vehicles Progress Dashboard [pdf] by pwinnski on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @09:49AM (#33095561)
You can imagine a worst-case scenario for the electricity used to charge the cars, or you can imagine a best-case scenario.

The car itself is zero-emission by the definition posted. You are hypothesizing that the electricity used to charge the car comes from a dirty source, but that has nothing to do with the car itself, and in Texas for example, it's easily to choose a "100% renewable" energy provider. I just checked PowerToChoose[0] and found 26 "100% Renewable" plans available from companies like CleanSky[1].

0. https://powertochoose.org/en-us

1. https://cleanskyenergy.com

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Re:Zero-Emission Vehicles Progress Dashboard [pdf] by Gordonjcp on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @10:22AM (#33095936)
It's the same in Scotland. Right now the whole country is powered by 100% renewable energy but everything is priced based on all power being generated in and for London from natural gas, because we have to prop up England's failed capitalist experiment.
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Re:Zero-Emission Vehicles Progress Dashboard [pdf] by megaman821 on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @10:54AM (#33096338)
...as opposed to the communists that delivered you wind energy?
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