Diesel-Driven: Electric Car Charging Stations Powered by Giant Banks of Diesel Generators

While wind and solar advocates reckon we’ll all soon be driving electric vehicles charged up using sunshine and breezes, it’s ‘dirty’ old diesel that’s doing all the hard work. In Australia, those seemingly virtuous souls with EVs are really being propelled by coal, because 85% of the electricity passing through its Eastern grid comes from … Continue reading Diesel-Driven: Electric Car Charging Stations Powered by Giant Banks of Diesel Generators

What’s Under the Hood: The Dirty Secrets Of ‘Clean’ Electric Vehicles

In their sillier moments, wind and solar advocates claim that we’ll all soon be driving electric vehicles, lovingly recharged with sunshine and breezes. In Australia, those seemingly virtuous souls with EVs are really being propelled by coal, because 85% of the electricity passing through its Eastern grid comes from coal-fired plants. It’s an irony, … Continue reading What’s Under the Hood: The Dirty Secrets Of ‘Clean’ Electric Vehicles