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The only coal fired power plants still operating in the US have scrubbers to wash out sulfur dioxide, bag houses to catch fly ash and flue gas recirculation to reduce NOx and improve efficiency.
Those are the dirtiest power plants we use.
Just in 2017 the US permanently shut down 17 gigawatts worth of old outdated coal power plants.
I spend a maximum of $36 on electricity per month to drive 1,500 miles per month. Yeah it's pretty ridiculous.
The ore and brineing processing that extracts the cobalt and lithium is pretty bad. A lot of these self proclaimed eco freaks wouldn't touch an electric car if they know what went into them.
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1984 chevy suburban, custom made 6.5L diesel turbocharged with a Garrett T76 and Holset HE351VE, 22:1 compression 13psi of intercooled boost.
1989 firebird mostly stock. Aside from the 6-speed manual trans, corvette gen 5 front brakes, 1LE drive shaft, 4th Gen disc brake fbody rear end.
2011 leaf SL, white, portable 240v CHAdeMO, trailer hitch, new batt as of 2014.
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