Tomlinson: Readers often ask if reducing reliance on fossil fuels will make a difference. Here's what to know
Are electric vehicles better for the environment?
Undoubtedly. Even if the vehicle is charged with electricity from a coal-fired plant, it is easier to clean up one or two smokestacks than a million tailpipes. Electric car and truck manufacturing, including their batteries, releases more greenhouse gases than building a standard vehicle, theInvestigative reporters at The Wall Street Journal
. Once a vehicle with an internal combustion engine passes 20,000 miles, it begins polluting far more than an EV.charge their EVs at once during the highest demand hoursThe entire U.S. electric grid is pretty antiquated, and after years of skimping on maintenance, state and federal officials are improving it.
New EVs such as the Ford F-150 Lightning, meanwhile, are designed to give power back to the grid when needed. By charging at night and discharging during peak hours, EVs can take pressure off the grid and lower wholesale electricity prices, according to
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