Date:         Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:18:46 -0400
Reply-To:     Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
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From:         Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
Subject:      Re: What is it with the US? (No real van content)
Comments: To: Karl Mullendore <groups@WESTYVENTURES.COM>
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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.