Ah, the friend thats an expert on the electric infrastructure.
Except, yeah, thats not really true.
The US Energy Information Administration reports that coal accounted for 19% of the nations energy generation in 2020.
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Nuclear and renewable energy tied for second with 20%, and of course, theres coal in third.
In the first half of 2020, power generated by coal fell 30%.
Natural gas is cheaper than coal, andrenewables are catching up.
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A giant piece of metal origami powered by electrons charged by the sun is being built in Texas.
Dont Be a Hater
First, people do not like change.
Oh, they hate change.
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Keep an eye on Twitter whenever a company adjusts its logopeople lose their minds.
Then theres willful ignorance.
Government statistics and the articles that report on these data dumps are available on the internet.
Finally, some people just hate the idea of electric cars.
Even Texas… has increased its use of renewable energy at the expense of coal.
Not a Magic Bullet, Either
Electric vehicles are not magical unicorns that will fix climate change.
They have their own set of issues.
Recycling batteries is still going to be an issue in the future.
And, of course, theres the issue of conflict minerals.
Electric cars alone wont keep the world from spiraling into a never-ending series of climate crises.
Or better yet, give them a ride in an EV, then let them drive it.
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