February 18, 2009
How much more polluting is a gas driven car than an electric car?
TriKri asked:
Well, I know an electric car doesn't pollute the environment at all, but you got to consider that it is polluting to produce the electricity at the first place. So, how much more does a gas driven car pollute the environment in one mile, compared to producing the electricity needed to drive an electric car for one mile?
Well, I know an electric car doesn't pollute the environment at all, but you got to consider that it is polluting to produce the electricity at the first place. So, how much more does a gas driven car pollute the environment in one mile, compared to producing the electricity needed to drive an electric car for one mile?
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Comments on How much more polluting is a gas driven car than an electric car?
ee e
8:52 am
global warming is mere progagand……………there have been catostrophic events that have wiped out millions of species now people are worried because theres not enough snow for polar bears???????
evo741hpr3
3:29 am
It depends on how the electricity is generated. Here our power is hydro generated so there isnt any air pollution to speak of.
Ben Aich
10:26 pm
quite a bit, i don't think that anyone (even Al Gore) can give a number because there is no way to tell in hard numbers. but new cars have come a long way. the big pollutant with electric cars is not the electricity creation its the battery creation, and hybrids are even worse. the strain on an electric or hybrid battery is huge and they only last a few years.
some new gasoline and diesel engines pollute very little, I've heard claims by some manufacturers that the air that goes into the engine is dirtier than the air that comes out.
Randy C
11:31 pm
If 100% of your electricity comes from coal, then on a per mile basis your net emissions are 45% to 50% of a gas car. More and more renewable electricity is being added to the grid every day so the percentage of electricity from coal gets less and less. I once saw an online video that stated that an electric car is 95% to 99% cleaner than a gas car. But it was based in California where most of the power is hydroelectric and nuclear.