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While plug-in electric vehicles are usually described by their sellers
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as -zero-emissions", this IS only true at the point of use. Good news if you live in Oxford Street. not so good if you live near the coal-fired power station where the electricity is generated. The overall "well to wheel" cost is hard to quantify, but one recent study by Transport Watch UK claims that using an electric car in town consumes 1.58 times as much energy and produces 1.28 times as much CO2 as a diesel. With no spare capacity for "clean" electricity production, any substantial increase in electric vehicle use will only exacerbate these figures, as carbon-based fuels are used to meet increased demand,