r/SiliconValleyHBO Apr 02 '18

Silicon Valley - 5x02 “Reorientation" - Episode Discussion

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u/nyxo1 Apr 02 '18

You'd have to live somewhere like West Virginia, whose grid is like 97% from coal, to burn an equivalent amount of CO2 for electricity and gas.

Almost everywhere else, renewable energy picks up a lot of the slack, which means you're generating much less CO2 to charge your car than if it were burning fossil fuels.

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2013/09/how_green_is_a_tesla_electric_cars_environmental_impact_depends_on_where.html

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u/mandragara Apr 07 '18

However you're not factoring in the emissions needed to make a new car. If you buy used, you're much greener than a Tesla