Hi Karl, That statement makes HUGE assumptions about the type and quality of the fuel being burned in the power plant, the generators thermal efficiency, transmission line losses and battery/charging efficiency. Here in Ontario it's a worst case scenario for all of the above, so an electric car may end up more of a polluter than a gas car. We do have wind, hydro-electric and nuclear power generating here but since all of that output is already spoken for the reality is that an electric Vanagon in Toronto is in actuality fueled by coal burned in Nanticoke On, or Ohio. As they say, Your Milage May Vary. Happy Trails, Greg Potts 1973/74/77/79 Westfakia "Bob The Tomato www.pottsfamily.ca www.busesofthecorn.com
On 26-Jun-07, at 11:32 AM, Karl Mullendore wrote: > That said, pollution per mile is far lower driving an all-electric > car charged by a power plant than the same-sized car with a > gasoline engine. |
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