View source for 2013/09/09/How Green Is a Tesla

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[[title/short::How Green Is a Tesla]]
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* '''when''': [[when posted::2013/09/09]]
* '''author''': [[author::Will Oremus]]
* '''source''': [[site::Slate]]
* '''topics''': [[topic::electric car]] [[topic::Tesla Model S]]
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* '''link''': [[URL::http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2013/09/how_green_is_a_tesla_electric_cars_environmental_impact_depends_on_where.single.html]]
* '''title''': [[title::How Green Is a Tesla, Really?]]
* '''summary''': <call func=smw.let.echo key=Summary>"The quick answer: If current trends hold, it could be pretty darn [[sustainable|green]] in the long run. But as of today, the calculation isn�t as straightforward as you might think."</call>
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<p>To use the nation�s reliance on [[coal power|dirty coal]] as an argument against [[electric car]]s is to get things backward. Rather, the prospect of making cars far greener than they are today should count as yet another argument against the nation�s continued reliance on dirty coal.</p>
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