Uh Oh! Plug-Ins COULD Be Cleaner Than Hydrogen, By A Long Shot

**Thanks to theoptimisticpessimist for the tip**

One of the longest held arguments against alternative energy vehicles has been that although the vehicles are cleaner and more efficient, their zero to low emissions are canceled out by their energy's sources.

Clearing up this mess is a new study published by Science Direct that investigates the issue. The results were astounding, to say the least.

According to the study, it seems that plug-ins are leading the way in cleaner emissions while hydrogen, fuel cell vehicles are lagging way behind.

Autobloggreen reports:

"Sometimes, it seems like people are out there studying things just to get our little community here up in arms. Case in point, a study published in Science Direct that looks at the well-to-wheels emissions of various "vehicle and fuel platforms," including plug-in vehicles and hydrogen fuel cells that get their energy from different places (like hydro-power and night-time electricity generation). The goal of the study is to determine what impact the various studies will have on California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard, an effort to reduce the carbon impact of transportation.

Looking at the "marginal electricity mix" – defined as "the mix of power plants that is used to supply the incremental electricity demand from vehicles and fuels" – the study's authors found that even though most of the electricity used to move plug-in vehicles would come from..."


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