Lansing BP&L has only one source of power, one coal plant!-----GM spokesperson Kristin Zimmerman admits 95% of “clean” energy to charge electric cars comes from COAL

GM spokesperson Kristin Zimmerman admits 95% of “clean” energy to charge electric cars comes from COAL
"...General Motors (GM) spokesperson Kristin Zimmerman has become something of an internet sensation for letting the cat out of the bag that “electric” cars actually run on about 95 percent coal.

During a recent unveiling of the new Chevy Volt, Zimmerman demonstrated for the media how the supposedly “green” vehicle is simply plugged into a power source for energy. 

And this power source, at least in Michigan, is mostly burned coal.
A man in a suit pulled out the giant plug (watch below) and waved it in front of the cameras, prompting laughter from the press, before inserting it into the Volt. 

A journalist then walks up to Zimmerman to ask her about the power source behind the plug.

“So what’s charging the batteries right now? What’s the source?” one member of the press asked in response.
“Well, here,” Zimmerman answered. “It’s coming from the building.”
“I mean, what’s their mix of power?” the press member then responded.
“Oh, actually Lansing feeds the building. Lansing feeds power to the building, so I don’t know … I’ll bet you they’re a bit of coal, oh they’re heavy on natural gas, aren’t they?”
J. Peter Lark from the Lansing Board of Water & Light, the power company Zimmerman was referring to, quickly cleared up the discrepancy.
“Right, it would be charging off the power grid which is about 95 percent coal,” Lark told the reporter...Read all!