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[–] frezik@midwest.social 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's a pretty flawed comparison, though. It assumes a certain amount of fossil fuels being burned at the power plant that's feeding your electric car. That's a number that varies a lot between regions, and is bound to change as more and more renewables are spun up. Putting solar panels on your home throws the whole comparison out. It's nearly useless.

[–] turmacar@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Isn't the point for the consumer to measure their cost? Not the overall efficiency of the production and distribution for each source of fuel?

Like I buy X gallons per month of gas because my car gets 20 mpg and I dive Y miles. If this electric car uses Z amount of electricity and I still drive Y miles, I'll save ß dollars.

[–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

It is not really possible for the consumer to calculate their respective mpge, since your specific utlities power mix will differ region by region.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

That's the idea, but it doesn't actually do that. Even if it did, the cost would be variable by region, so it's still imperfect.