Sanjay Prakash & Soumya Prasad

A common criticism of electric vehicles regarding emissions is that they simply transfer the CO2 emissions to the power plant. The obvious argument is that the grid power is produced from a variety of means - like hydro, wind, geothermal, nuclear, solar, etc. that involve no CO2 emissions. PluginIndia wrote a blog few years back trying to dispel many myths associated with electric vehicles. ​But this time, how about getting our hands dirty. We work out some calculations to show that electric vehicles, even if powered by electricity generated by coal powered plants (majority of electricity generated in many Indian states still comes from Coal), are much more efficient than oil based vehicles and as a result release less CO2 emissions. 
This article is based is on a writeup by Mr Elon Musk, founder on Tesla Motors (link here). We have presented this with new calculations based on Indian conditions and also have documented multiple use cases.

By Nikhil Parchure

​As long as you are not living under a rock you must have heard about the Tesla Model 3. The hype and excitement about the launch was unprecedented. If you are regular visitor to this blog then you must be aware of the huge impact Tesla has made over past few years on the whole automotive industry and announcement of Tesla Model 3 will be the iPhone moment in the car industry.