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To: editor-surveyor

The batteries last 100,000 miles at cost 8K according to the article. My 02 Chevy SUV has 112K on it and has had to have some parts related to the drive train replaced.

If you want to dive the Volt past 100K you need to replace all the batteries. Has anyone calculated the impact of that on the environment verses a few parts on a traditional car, besides the much lower cost.


6 posted on 12/11/2010 3:48:52 PM PST by matt04
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To: matt04

“Has anyone calculated the impact of that on the environment verses a few parts on a traditional car, besides the much lower cost”

Never heard of exhaust?


8 posted on 12/11/2010 3:53:36 PM PST by goseminoles
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To: matt04
If you want to dive the Volt past 100K you need to replace all the batteries. Has anyone calculated the impact of that on the environment verses a few parts on a traditional car, besides the much lower cost.

A friend of mine is the head of the physics dept. at the
local college. He openly states that the Prius is the most
environmentally harmful car made.

9 posted on 12/11/2010 3:54:09 PM PST by CrazyIvan (What's "My Struggle" in Kenyan?)
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To: matt04

There is also a huge “sustainability” issue: the rare earth elements used in the manufacture of the batteries!

How much Lithium do we have, and at what cost will it be extracted?


12 posted on 12/11/2010 3:55:44 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Obamacare is America's kristallnacht !!)
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To: matt04
Has anyone calculated the impact of that on the environment verses a few parts on a traditional car, besides the much lower cost.

I've heard claims that, "by that time we'll have technology to make batteries more effecient and cheaper."

When asked for the premise behind this claim they respond with the "thousand yard stare."

18 posted on 12/11/2010 4:06:08 PM PST by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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To: matt04
The batteries last 100,000 miles at cost 8K

The batteries have a 100,000 mile warranty. They are expected to last much longer. As for cost, the old dude has no idea what the cost will be in ten years when the first batteries will start the replacement cycle.

65 posted on 12/11/2010 9:59:26 PM PST by SeeSac
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