12-12-19, 11:49 AM
Quote:The electricity is generated somewhere that creates emissions (burning fuel, build and decommission of the power station/wind turbine etc)It’s about decarbonisation. It’s about zero, or near zero carbon emissions. The electricity industry is making some progress in becoming carbon neutral. A near 100% carbon free electricity industry is possible. Electric cars do not burn fossil fuel, therefore they do not emit CO2.
The build and transportation of the car/bike
Disposal of the car/bike
All of the above create emissions its just the greeny people like their car to not produce gas as it moves around the town centre and countryside.
Quote:Don't want to keep banging on but.... not emission free.So yes electric cars are essentially emission free.
And we don’t have a choice. We need to de-carbonise our economy as fast as we possibly can. My fear is we are doing it at a fraction of the speed we need to do it. Progress is hopelessly slow.