Good answer!

On 2/4/2020 12:04 PM, Eric Greenwell wrote:
The diesel fuel is brought by the same trucks that deliver diesel fuel
to the town. My understanding is a town uses a lot more diesel than
the charging station.

The "complete story" is told in a number of places, but remember,
gasoline powered cars must also be built. Disposal is similar, except
the batteries are very valuable and are definitely recycled. The
emissions from electricity to charge them is well-quantified, and
obviously varies considerably across the country; generally, even
using electricity from the worst coal power plants gives them
emissions no worse than a comparable gasoline car. In some areas, like
the Pacific NW where I live, electric cars produce almost zero
emissions, since most of the electricity is from hydro, nuclear, wind,
and solar.

Dan Marotta wrote on 2/4/2020 10:20 AM:
But where did the diesel fuel for the charging station come from and
how was it delivered?Â* My point for not being very supportive of
electric vehicles is the lack of acknowledgement of all the fossil
fuels that went into the mining, manufacturing, disposal, electrical
generation, etc., spent on these vehicles.Â* I think they're
technologically terrific but the complete story is never told.Â* Some
day, just not today...

A friend sent me a link from Europe stating that charging station
prices would increase by 500% starting this past January 31.Â* Can
anyone from Europe chime in and say if that was real or fake?

On 2/4/2020 11:01 AM, Eric Greenwell wrote:
Dan Marotta wrote on 2/4/2020 9:38 AM:
I saw a picture the other day of an electric super charger
connected to a diesel generator.Â* It was probably a gag, but who
knows?Â* These electronazis never seem to say just where the
electricity comes from.

That picture might be from Australia, where the roads in the outback
are long, the small towns along them are very isolated, and their
electricity comes from diesel generators. The diesel powered
charging stations are very efficient, and electric cars using them
use no more fuel than a comparable gas car or diesel car. Of course,
the initial 100-300 miles of the trip is from the car's battery
(charged from the grid), so the overall trip might use very little
diesel.





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Dan, 5J