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Originally Posted by Bassnut
Great idea, but unfortunately electric cars generate 30 to 200% more greenhouse gas than internal combustion engines when used in Australia (guess where the electricity comes from), hydrogen cell powered is the worst by far, insanely inefficient.
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different in SA Fred - we currently get over 30% power from renewables and are on the way to 50%. On some days, we have generated more power via wind than we could use - and solar can be as high as 20-25% at the daily peak. I guess that means that electric cars would be roughly equivalent to IC in carbon output, in this state.