Electric Cars Are Not “Green”

Monday, 02 October 2023

Electric Cars Are Not “Green” The Governments push towards electric vehicles under the banner of net zero is wrong-headed because electric cars are not “Green”.

Here's why:

  • Electric Cars Depend on Power Stations: Electric cars run on electricity. This electricity doesn't just come out of thin air; it's generated in power stations.

  • Most Power Stations Use Hydrocarbons or Nuclear: When we think of electric vehicles, we're told they are green and clean. However, the reality is their energy comes from power stations that rely on gas, oil, or nuclear energy. Burning gas and oil to power EVs releases carbon dioxide, the very gas EVs claim to avoid.

  • Energy Transfer Creates Energy Loss: Transmitting energy from power stations to EVs over long distances is hugely inefficient. Due to entropy, a principle in physics, whenever energy is moved from one place to another, much of it is lost. This means we're using more raw energy at the source to get a smaller amount of usable electricity to the car.

  • Electric cars are inefficient because they're much heavier Due to their substantial batteries, EVs generally weigh more than standard vehicles . Given that force is a product of mass and acceleration, a heavier vehicle will require more energy to move. If we compare a 100-mile drive in a standard car to the same distance in an EV, the energy needed for the EV is much higher!

  • EVs Use More Hydrocarbons than Internal Combustion Engines: If an heavier electric car uses more electricity from a coal, oil, or gas power plant, it cannot be considered “green”

  • EVs are bad for the environment Just because something is branded good for the environment doesn't mean it is. The arguments for electric vehicles are false.

Modern cars powered by internal combustion engines are clean, safe, efficient, and proven to work. Standard engines are better for the environment than EVs

Thank you

If you like this post, please share with your friends and Follow my Facebook, The more the merrier!

Chris, Farmer. Reform UK Gloucester.

#ReformUK #gloucester #StockNet0