Doesn any electric vehicle just transfer the polution to the electric generation station?
Yes and no. Yes, much of our electricity is currently produced by burning fossil fuels – mostly coal but also oil and natural gas. This use of a fossil fuel has many of the same concerns as burning fossil fuel directly in a car or motorcycle. However, a key advantage of shifting more of the fossil fuel use to a power station is that the usage becomes centralized and is thus easier to control in terms of using pollution reducing technologies. Would you rather make sure 240 million tailpipes were running as cleanly as possible or 2 thousand power stations? The “no” part is recognizing the fact that not all electricity is generated by burning fossil fuel. There are many alternative energy sources and the percentage of “clean energy” usage is increasing year over year. If you use an EV today it’s environmental impact will decrease over time. If you use a gasoline powered vehicle today it’s environmental impact will increase over time. Which would you rather?
