Reply #9: If burning fossil fuel is suicidal, how will electric cars help?

[Howzit]

Electric cars use electric power, they do not generate it. Running more electric cars means more electricity is required off the grid. Most of the grid is powered by burning coal. If CO2 reduction is your goal, electric cars are worse than cars burning gasoline.

If you had asked; "how about nuclear power stations to charge electric cars?", that may be a different kettle of fish. Building enough nuclear power stations will take decades. That will happen just before hell freezes over.

How about we stop driving to the gym?