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Romm 13 (0:35)
Topic(s): Electric & Hybrid / Environment
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Currently the electric grid is half coal, but it does have some hydro and it does have nuclear and it does have natural gas, which are lower emitters of greenhouse gases. So today, running a car on electricity does save you maybe 30-40 percent of the greenhouse gases of running it on the gasoline. But in the future, I expect the grid is going to see more and more renewable power, and possibly cleaner forms of electricity from other sources. And that means that cars that run on electricity are going to be cleaner and greener also.