How Clean is the Electricity in Your EV? Ask The EPA!

How Clean Is Your Electricity? Ask The EPA (via Planetsave)

If you’ve ever wondered about the composition of the electricity delivered to your home (most of us have no clue), there’s one quick and easy way to find out. The EPA’s ‘Power Profiler’ tool has apparently been around for at least 2 years,…

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There a couple of other considerations. For various reasons some of the electric cars will have a much shorter lifespan than their gasoline counterparts. The wasted carbon generated during construction must be added back into the CO2 milage calculations. Additionally some of the EVs batterys retain heat. Most of this heat is generated during charging. To preserve my battery I feel it necessary to disapate this heat with a portable airconditioner. This requires the same amount of energy as the car uses while driving, effectively doubling the carbon impact of the car. I believe my Nissan Leaf is no better than an SUV. http://www.nissanleafreview.com
- Bob_Wallace
  
  There’s no reason to believe that an EV will have a shorter lifespan than an ICEV. In fact, it should be just the opposite. With an EV there’s no cooling system, exhaust system or ICE to wear out. Electric motors are very long lasting and easy to rebuild.
  
  Batteries will have to be replace, perhaps every 100,000 miles or so. But those batteries will not be scrap, they’ll still have 70% or more capacity left. Utilities are already planning to purchase them for grid use.
  
  Most likely we’ll replace our batteries at about 100k with a new set and get all our old range back. Utility companies will help us pay for the new battery pack.
  
  In fact, as batteries improve we’ll probably have a better, longer range for the second 100k than the first. After a couple hundred thou miles slip in a third set of batteries, give the car a good spruce up and let someone drive it a third 100k.
  
  EVs will need tires, brake work (much less than ICEVs), shocks and steering gear part repairs. No more often, even less often, than ICEVs. Most of the stuff that breaks in a gasmobile has to do with the engine, cooling, generation and emission systems.