[RayVR]

Based on EPA estimates of global greenhouse gas emissions, converting every US passenger vehicle to electric, assuming those vehicles are then driven for at least seven years, the net reduction to global emissions is roughly 1%.

[cptskippy]

How'd you come up with that number? The US accounts for 15% of emissions and personal transportation accounts for 1/5th of US emissions.

That accounts for 3% annually.

[dangoor]

Perhaps that accounts for our electricity generation being coal-based?

[cptskippy]

As of 2016 35% of our production came from Natural Gas vs 30% from Coal. So if anything we're natural gas based now.

That being said, I think you're on the right path as only 35% came from renewables (15%) or nuclear (20%).

So the 1% is accurate if the power generation remains static but renewables and nuclear are growth sectors. A bunch of reactors are allegedly coming online in the next decade. Wind and Solar are also growing quickly.