{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-js","path":"/blog/the-environment-and-electric-cars/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"No Frills News"}},"contentfulNfnPost":{"postTitle":"The environment and electric cars","slug":"the-environment-and-electric-cars","createdLocal":"2021-06-09 14:31:15.760985","publishDate":"None","feedName":"Connected Car","sourceUrl":{"sourceUrl":"https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/the-environment-and-electric-cars-1.4587570"},"postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>Sir, – With reference to your motoring article “For low-emissions driving the fully-electric car is the gold standard” (Motoring, June 5th), driving a fully electric car may reduce pollution in the local area, but it is possible that the overall emissions reduction will be minimal.\nThe power used to charge the electric car may, for example, be produced by a gas turbine generator burning gas or diesel (efficiency 25 per cent approximately), or gas turbine generator with a heat-recovery system (efficiency 50 per cent approximately).\nThe load carrying capacity of electric vehicles is reduced due to the batteries.\nBut a turbocharged diesel engine (efficiency 40 per cent approximately), connected directly to the vehicle’s transmission, might not be as comparably inefficient and high emission as people think.\nThen there is the pollution problem of electric vehicles – the disposal of used batteries.</p>"}}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"the-environment-and-electric-cars"}}}