{"id":25669,"date":"2017-09-14T19:59:29","date_gmt":"2017-09-15T00:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=25669"},"modified":"2017-09-14T19:59:29","modified_gmt":"2017-09-15T00:59:29","slug":"world-out-of-whack-electricity-yay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=25669","title":{"rendered":"World Out Of Whack: Electricity YAY!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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World Out Of Whack: Electricity YAY!<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n
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Britain to ban sale of all diesel and petrol cars and vans from 2040<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

So says the Guardian.<\/p>\n

Which follows on from:<\/p>\n

France to ban sales of petrol and diesel cars by 2040<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

This follows Norway, The Netherlands, Germany and now \u2013 the big Daddy\u2026<\/p>\n

China plans to ban sales of fossil fuel cars entirely<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

China is the world\u2019s largest auto market, with 28.03 million vehicles sold last year, a boost in demand of 13.7 percent vs. 2015 sales numbers. The nation has already done a lot to incentivize manufacturers to develop and sell new EVs, including allowing foreign automakers to create a third joint venture with local automakers (a standard requirement for doing business in the country for auto OEMs) so long as it\u2019s dedicated to the creation of EVs exclusively.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

CO2 emissions from EVs are substantially lower than their fossil-fuel-guzzling cousins. And since most of us prefer swallowing our air without having to chew it first, the appeal is as easy to understand as Cameron Diaz in a bikini.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s an excellent chart which you can go and play around with which shows vehicle emissions. The yellow are the EVs (click the chart):<\/p>\n

\"http:\/\/carboncounter.com\"<\/a>
Source: http:\/\/carboncounter.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This news has tree-hugging beardies everywhere rejoicing because they will, once and for all, get rid of all those ghastly baby-seal-murdering bastard oil and gas executives.<\/p>\n

Two Things Worth Thinking About Here<\/h3>\n
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  1. If EVs take over the planet, prevent air pollution, cease the destruction of the short-eared owl\u2019s habitat, and cure halitosis, surely more electricity will be required, no?<\/li>\n
  2. And secondly, if the internal combustion engine is going to prop up landfills, then what exactly goes into making these EVs? Because being a simple guy I couldn\u2019t help stop and do simple math. That is: if car (a) being satan\u2019s transport (diesel, of course) is replaced with car (b) the unicorn rainbow (EV), surely there will be massive demand for all the stuff that makes up car (b).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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