I wrote:
Even if your electricity comes from coal, which is the worst fossil fuel,
you would produce less carbon dioxide per mile of travel.
I am comparing conventional fossil fuel generation to conventional ICE
automobiles, both circa 1990. This is from an NREL document:
http://lenr-canr.org/EnergyOverview.pdf
Fossil fuel average CO2: 1,505, Energy: 5.1 starting units per unit of
propulsion
ICE CO2: 2,400, Energy 9.5 starting units.
When you compare an electric car powered by a circa 1990 coal-fired
generator to a hybrid automobile, the hybrid probably produces less CO2,
and the units of energy are about equal.
When you compare an electric car powered by an advanced gas turbine
electric generator to a hybrid car, the electric car produces less CO2 and
much better mileage.
- Jed
