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pcchristie01/16/20261 replyview on HN

No it's not. The efficiency of an EV Motor > efficiency of ICEV motor. Even with 100% black coal. The carbon is reduced by about 30% IIRC (that number can and does improve as the grid greens).


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gregbot01/16/2026

Yes it is. Here is the study

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S03062...

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