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Originally Posted by Ara T.
Plus it is easier to regulate the power plant that produces said electricity than regulating all the crappy cars on the road spitting out oil and blue smoke out their exhaust  Or those crazies who insist on burning used motor oil in their OM617s |
Not only is it easier to regulate it, it's also much, much easier to make it clean. A powerplant puts out a lot less pollution per KWH than a small engine as used in a typical motor vehicle.