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The battery powers the car and is charged at a charging station. Here's where the so called green thing goes awry. The electric charger gets power from the power grid which is powered by either coal, gas, or nuclear power. I'm sure electric cars will be the new future of automobiles, but for now the technology is not up to the promise.

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