How “Green” are Electric Cars?

One of the solutions to green transportation is the electric car. The engine of this car does not burn any fossil fuels and so will not emit any smoke or pollution. This can have a huge impact on improving the quality of air in a city. However just how green is an electric car?

The vehicle still needs electric power to charge it’s battery and run. What is the source of this electric battery? In many cases it is a coal fired power station. Considering that the electric car is charged from the fossil fuel generated electricity, the green element becomes null and void.

The greenhouses gases emitted during the actual production of the electricity used to run the electric car would probably rival the greenhouse gases generated by the regular petrol fueled cars. Yes, the electric car is a good scientific innovation, but it’s just as green as the power used to run it.

Perhaps the focus of new science projects should be a way to individually harness green sources of energy to be able to create enough electricity to run an electrical car. That would truly be a revolution in the world of developing green energy to reduce pollution.