10-18-2009, 03:13 AM
bruceko wrote:
Where does the electricity come from?
The same place it comes from now. The great thing about using electricity is that it is an incredibly flexible energy carrier. Unfortunately, most of it in the US comes from coal at the moment, but regionally it comes from hydroelectric, wind and gas (primarily the western US). and all current and likely future renewable energy sources produce electricity. In addition, the US has massive surplus electrical generation capacity at nighttime, which is when most electric vehicles would be charging.