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How much natural gas, coal, etc does it take to generate enough electricity for every electric car in America?

Asked by Dutchess_III (47068points) August 26th, 2021

Let’s assume every single American has an electric car.

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Zaku's avatar

That depends mainly on how quickly America converts away from generating energy using gas and coal.

See for example the article: How much more energy will the US need to electrify everything?

gorillapaws's avatar

Also worth noting is that even if EVs are powered 100% by the dirtiest coal electricity, due to the efficiencies involved, it still puts out significantly less CO2 than a gas vehicle for the same milage. Of course as the grid gets greener, so do the EVs charging on it.

Dutchess_III's avatar

Thanks Gorilla guy. That’s what I was hoping for.

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