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Even if the enegry came 100% from fossil fuels its still better because power plants can be built with greater efficiency than cars that are limited by weight and cost.
And more power demand is will to force energy companies to invest into cheaper renewables quicker.
ok, fair point.
i still do believe that big banks finally acknowledging the problem wanting to do something is a good thing (or at least slow start of one).