'If you scrap your old car we'll give you $3000 incentive to buy a new electric vehicle.'

Electric cars ... It wasn't that long ago that they were a science-fiction fantasy. Now, they're a consumer's fantasy ride. Models like the Tesla and the Chevy Volt, are objects of desire. They're trendy and cool. And to drive one is understood to be doing something good for the environment.

Yet new research suggests that even if every driver in Canada made the switch, from gas to electric, the total emissions might not actually go down. It all has to do with where the power that fuels those electric cars comes from. Depending on where in the country you live, going electric might not be as green as you think.

Full article; http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-march-24-2015-1.3006711/switching-to-an-electric-car-isn-t-always-good-for-the-environment-1.3006734