Dutch politicians vote to ban sales of petrol and diesel cars by 2025

[ninjahood]

https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=427&t=3

What is U.S. electricity generation by energy source?
In 2015, the United States generated about 4 trillion kilowatthours of electricity.1 About 67% of the electricity generated was from fossil fuels (coal, natural gas, and petroleum).

Major energy sources and percent share of total U.S. electricity generation in 2015:1

Coal = 33%
Natural gas = 33%
Nuclear = 20%
Hydropower = 6%
Other renewables = 7%
Biomass = 1.6%
Geothermal = 0.4%
Solar = 0.6%
Wind = 4.7%
Petroleum = 1%
Other gases =

 

[gry60]

That statement is not set in stone.

EV run on whatever you power the grid with.

If you live in Denmark, 39% of the energy going to your EV comes from the wind; 26% comes from renewables if you're Germany. The wind energy production in Scotland was equivalent to 97% of their electric household demand in 2015.

http://ecowatch.com/2015/01/09/countries-leading-way-renewable-energy/
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-35277045

Regarding the early failure of electric vehicles, you should re-read my post on the obstacles that the technology encountered in the early 20th century, and how today's cultural, political, and economic climate is more open to the expansion of EV.

One more thing: in the US, the share of fossil fuels used in electricity generation is going to drop further as solar and wind become cheaper

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-14/fossil-fuels-just-lost-the-race-against-renewables

Battery reuse is a very important issue that doesn't get much press, but solutions exist to repurpose them after they're deemed unsuitable for EVs.

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/05/09/3775606/used-second-life-electric-car-batteries/

 

[boris]

It doesn't matter if electric engine is more efficient if da power it uses to run isn't.. Damn

And lets not even talk about da fact that most electricity is still gotten from fossil fuels up da supply line ANYWAYS. So in da long run, mining for precious metals to create these batteries that are straight TOXIC to da environment to excavate & to dispose of is worse than drillin for natrual gas or coal mining.

Oil is more energy dense than anything you can compare battery wise for da same size...

Jeez...if electric cars were so good they would've supplanted internal combustion engines decades ago...

Just to be clear, are you acknowledging that an electric motor is more efficient than a combustion engine?

 

[dopeness]

 
Just to be clear, are you acknowledging that an electric motor is more efficient than a combustion engine?

I wasn't gonna argue with him.