Originally Posted by fobz

Very interesting. Many people love the idea of a fully electric car. No emissions.

But are we forgetting something here... Where does the electricity come from ?
In Perth it is a coal fired powerstation. Many people argue that the crap it
puts out is worse than petrol. So until we have a cleaner way of generating
electricity are we fixing anything ?

Granted, areas with things like hydro and wind generation it is a big plus,
but do you really want the govt to build a nuclear power station just outside
perth to satisify the electricity hungry cars of the future ?

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