So many people think it's pointless to get an EV, since we get most of our electricity from fossil fuels in the USA. I think this is incorrect, and I explain why below. Let's get some stats first. https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=427&t=3 In the USA as a whole, electricity comes from the following sources: 60% from fossil fuels 18% from nuclear 22% from renewable sources What is Tesla's "gas mileage" if electricity comes from fossil fuels only? According to this federal agency ( https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=667&t=6 ): A gas turbine power plant produces 12.90 kWh/gallon of gasoline. A Tesla model Y uses ~284 Wh/mile. Therefore, a Tesla Y gets 45.4 miles per gallon of gasoline. Since there are small losses during charging and electric motors are not 100% efficient, let's say this is 40 mpg. Since 40% of the US electricity comes from non CO2-producing sources, we need to add 27 mpg to the gasoline mileage only. Therefore, the total
