Re:Electric vehicles now represent 19% of the passenger vehi...
by triceratops on Sunday November 03, 2024 @08:05PM
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This is the kind of comment that sounds "wise" and "realistic". But it's important to think a bit deeper.
Existing electricity generation goes to powering existing consumers. We'd burn those fossil fuels whether or not we bought more electric cars. Electric cars are a new electricity consumer. So the source of energy for this additional electricity is what matters.
In 2022, 83% of new electric capacity was from renewable sources. [1]
We can quibble about timing issues. For example, there's a lot of solar energy during the day but electric cars are often charged at night. But it's clear that renewable energy and electric cars are rising together.
Existing electricity generation goes to powering existing consumers. We'd burn those fossil fuels whether or not we bought more electric cars. Electric cars are a new electricity consumer. So the source of energy for this additional electricity is what matters.
In 2022, 83% of new electric capacity was from renewable sources. [1]
We can quibble about timing issues. For example, there's a lot of solar energy during the day but electric cars are often charged at night. But it's clear that renewable energy and electric cars are rising together.
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_renewable...