Leslie Graham
Jul 27, 2017 · 1 min read

Those regurgitating the wearisome ‘but the electricity is generated by fossil fuels’ meme. Even if — for some bizarre reason — that remained so, the efficiency of the EV means that there is still a 70% reduction in the level of CO2 emitted per mile driven.

And OF COURSE the grid will be decarbonised at the same time anyway so the point is moot.

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