Originally Posted by
kickstart
BTW, still trying to figure out how you can drive without being responsible for some pollution. Even EVs use energy, their pollution just is NIMBY.
I use PGE GreenSource exclusively to charge the car. Every kwh I use is offset into the grid using renewable energy (that would not otherwise be used).
https://www.portlandgeneral.com/resi...en_source.aspx
Production and maintenance of power generation equipment and the car have a life-cycle pollution component. Nevertheless, since the car is used and my impact on existing infrastructure demand is infinitesimally small I'm not that concerned about it.