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<big>'''Yes.'''</big>
<big>'''Yes.'''</big>


The carbon emissions, compared to a gas car, are approximately:
The carbon emissions, compared to a gasoline car, are approximately:
* 135% for coal power plants
* 135% for coal power plants
* 89% for ''older'' natural gas power plants {{light|(more common)}}
* 89% for ''older'' natural gas power plants {{light|(more common)}}
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|<nowiki>Top Numbers Driving America's Gasoline Demand</nowiki><br /><nowiki>
|<nowiki>Top Numbers Driving America's Gasoline Demand</nowiki><br /><nowiki>
https://www.api.org/news-policy-and-issues/blog/2022/05/26/top-numbers-driving-americas-gasoline-demand</nowiki>
https://www.api.org/news-policy-and-issues/blog/2022/05/26/top-numbers-driving-americas-gasoline-demand</nowiki>
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|<nowiki>car.fuel_economy</nowiki>
|<nowiki>25.4 miles per gallon gasoline</nowiki>
|<nowiki>Gas mileage of an average American new car</nowiki>
|<nowiki>This datapoint is conformable with [electric_car.efficiency], because the calculator understands 'gallon gasoline' as an energy unit.</nowiki><br /><nowiki>
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Citation:</nowiki><br /><nowiki>
"The average fuel economy for new 2020 model year cars, light trucks and SUVs in the United States was 25.4 miles per US gallon (9.3 L/100 km)."</nowiki><br /><nowiki>
- Fuel economy in automobiles - Wikipedia</nowiki>
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