> we fire up the dirty, old oil-fired power plants as the generators of last resort.
But it's probably still a net win if that extra electricity is going to power electric cars, because a power plant is more efficient than thousands of internal combustion engines.
But it's probably still a net win if that extra electricity is going to power electric cars, because a power plant is more efficient than thousands of internal combustion engines.
See: https://waitbutwhy.com/2015/06/how-tesla-will-change-your-li...