On 25/11/2013 16:14, harryagain wrote:
"Nightjar" wrote in message
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Electric cars, charged from the mains:
France 12 gCO2/km
UK 75 gCO2/km
China 115 gCO2/km
Note this is per car km, not per passenger km


Electric car charged from solar panels, 0g CO2/km

According to the IPCC in 2011, solar PV panels produce, on average, 46
gCO2/kWhe. A 2008 study showed a range of 53-217 g CO2/kWh. That is
compared to 16g CO2/kWh for a nuclear power plant. Hence an electric car
charged from solar panels is likely to be quite a bit worse than the
French electric car.

Colin Bignell