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[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 10 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Aw jeez not this again.

The cars are zero added emission. Their upstream may not be.

And [checks the country this is in] the vast majority of our power comes from hydroelectric, unless you're in a backward province feeding on the dinosaur juice teat.

[–] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 6 points 11 months ago

Hey, my backwards province loves coal just as much as methane.

https://www.saskpower.com/Our-Power-Future/Our-Electricity/Electrical-System/Where-Your-Power-Comes-From

Right now it's more methane than coal, but they're often quite close

[–] swordgeek@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago

Yes, this again. Because it's wrong to claim otherwise, and too easy to drive a wedge in if it's not represented properly.

What's the actual emission-per-kilometre for an electric sedan vs. a (ICE) Corolla or an Escalade? As much as we get MPG ratings on the sticker of every car now, we should be seeing exactly what the impact is, not just a misleading "zero emissions."

And sad but true, five provinces and all three territories are backwards enough to not have massive hydro resources available.