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Originally Posted by DGthe3
It absolutely does not. I don't know where the coal plant(s) are in Quebec, but if they only produce around 1% of the electricity for the province, and he lives in a city with more than 1/3 the population ... chances are slim to nil that the bulk of his juice comes from that high-carbon black rock known as coal.
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Admittedly, I'm not sure where the power comes from specifically in Quebec.
What I do know is that coal makes up the biggest share of US electricity production, with coal's share in my state particularly high. As I understand it, in about half of the states, driving an electric car generates more emissions than a gas car because of it, with several of the remaining states roughly breaking even.
Only in states where nuclear and hydro-electric are significant players does the emission balance work out in an electric car's favor...and the environmental movement has long fought against both energy sources (really, all energy sources to be fair).