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YouTube’s Loaded With EV Disinformation::When it comes to articles on a website like CleanTechnica, there are two kinds of articles. First, there are the ... [continued]

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[–] Phrodo_00 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

AND all the emissions associated with mining, refining and transporting the fuel

Highly dependent on the grid you use to charge the car.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Not really though.

If the grid is powered completely by coal, and the government has no plans to phase out said coal and the grid is going to stay all coal for the next 30 years. Then yes, in that case EVs aren't a great choice.

But like anything else and the "but the grid is currently not clean" arguments don't really hold water.