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[quote=AN][quote=ocrenter][quote=AN][quote=Escoguy]Another side affect, as EVs have zero emissions and are quieter, prices around freeways may eventually rise as the spillover effects of cars is lessened. It may take more than a decade to see the full impact.

But in general we should all welcome having cleaner air.[/quote]Depend on where you live. Here’s an article on Bloomberg today: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-14/hong-kong-teslas-linked-to-more-co2-emissions-than-gasoline-cars.

In China, it’s even worse. If all of Hong Kong and China drive EV instead of gasoline powered cars today, our CO2 problem would be much worse.[/quote]

But you are not counting the 6 kWh of electricity and a gallon of water needed to refine a gallon of gasoline.

In the 1920’s it took energy from 1 barrel of oil to generate 100 barrels of oil.

Now that barrel yields 20 barrels, and for the tar sand, it is a 1:5 ratio.[/quote]are you trying to argue that coal is cleaner than gasoline?[/quote]

I’m arguing renewables are cleaner than gasoline. Coal companies are going bankrupt as we speak.