On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:42:23 -0700, "Califbill"
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"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"jps" wrote in message
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On Sat, 14 Jul 2012 22:01:31 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:



"Tim" wrote in message
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On Jul 14, 5:17 pm, BAR wrote:
In article ,

says...

already.

Where does the electricity come from?

45% of the electricity generated in the US comes from fossil
fuels.

Should have been 75%.

OK, I said 65+... looks like i was a bit 'conservative' in my
guestimation.

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Natural gas, coal and petroleum are all fossil fuels and produce the
bulk of the electricity used
in the USA. Nuclear kicks in another 19 percent. Solar, wind,
geothermal sources produce
very little by comparison. There's no magic or anything particularly
"green" about battery
powered cars. The energy had to come from somewhere.

http://mapawatt.com/wp-content/uploa...table_2010.gif

Different regions produce it differently. NW is chiefly hydro.
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I don't disagree. The numbers cited are overall national sources.
Hydro produces somewhere
around 7 percent of all the electricity generated nationally. Good
for your area but certainly
cannot support the national demand, even without a major shift to
electric cars.

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Hydro only produces 51% of the Northwets power. so there electric cars are
going to have to have more steam generating power plants. Steam via coal,
fission, NG but it is not going to be Hydro.
http://www.nwcouncil.org/maps/power/overview.htm

Over 75% in Washington.