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11 months agoThis is often repeated and very damaging misinformation. An EV powered purely by coal is significantly better for the environment than an ICE car over its lifetime. This is because coal fired power plants are more efficient than internal combustion engines due to economies of scale, even after taking into account transmission losses.
Problem with this meme is that the NFL doesn’t actually want any of those other things because they mean less profits.