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With much talk about electrifying America’s favorite form of transportation, many figures have been flying for the cost of charging an electric car’s battery. The economic cost will be around $1.50 per 100 miles, far less than a gasoline-powered contemporary.
The carbon cost of such a recharge? That is up for debate. The method of providing the electricity is where the CO2 is emitted in the charging process. With most of the nation’s power coming from coal-fired powerplants, increased consumption of electricity raises some concern. Back of the envelope calculations show that CO2 emissions per mile for an electric vehicle, when relying on coal-fired electricity, would be about a third of a gasoline-powered vehicle. Electricity seems like a win on both fronts, however imperical data does not exist for a large fleet of electric vehicles, as they are only in their formative years.
Check out the article on economic costs of recharging at PlanetGreen.com
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