BritTwit
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Not too many people have a power gen plant near them, so the eco-nazis know that out of sight - out of mind.80% of electricity produced in North America is generated by burning fossil fuels.
That all electric car one purchases is actually powered by coal in many areas.
In other areas it is powered by the burning of natural gas.
In Hawaii it is powered by burning bunker C oil.
Yes, it would be better for the environment just to burn the fossil fuel directly in a modern fuel efficient vehicle, no lithium mine required. That fact is difficult for people to comprehend.
Most think electric vehicles sort of power themselves cleanly somehow. It probably helps create confusion when the manufacturers call them " Zero Emission"
Glen
Loud, polluting cars are everywhere, so it's easy to convince the public that they must be replaced with "clean" electric vehicles.
This will create a Utopia. It's all a scam.
But, if you figure it out, the eco-nazi's have an answer - replace all the fossil power plants with clean solar and wind power.
The only problem is that this is virtually impossible to do.
We live in a power hungry society that requires "on demand power", whether the Sun is out or not, whether the wind is blowing or not.
Since there is no way currently to store excess electrical energy, what happens at night when the wind is calm?
How much on demand electricity will be available when there are no more fossil power plants.
How much hydo power is available?
Hydo power plants and damns kill fish - another no-no for eco-nazis, how long will hydro plants be allowed to operate.
This whole conversion to "clean" energy hasn't been thought very well.
It's the political activist's version of the fashion of the day.
Don't think it through, just barge on ahead and create chaos.