1 posted on
07/02/2013 12:10:48 PM PDT by
thackney
To: thackney
Duh. Thinking people have known this for a long time. Cradle to grave, electric cars are NOT more environmentally friendly than internal combustion cars.
2 posted on
07/02/2013 12:21:51 PM PDT by
HerrBlucher
(Praise to the Lord the Almighty the King of Creation)
To: thackney
There is no free ride. The energy to push a car must come from somewhere. In an electric car, it comes from the batteries. The batteries get their energy from electricity. The electricity gets its energy from a generating station, which gets its energy from coal/oil or some other fossil fuel.
Every conversion of energy involves a loss of energy, in the form of heat.
This is obvious to someone who last took physics in high school.
Making the batteries involves an energy cost. Disposing of them when they fail (inevitable) involves a cost.
6 posted on
07/02/2013 12:48:28 PM PDT by
I want the USA back
(If I Pi$$ed off just one liberal today my mission has been accomplished.)
To: thackney
Compounds such as lithium, copper, and nickel These are, of course, elements not compounds.
To: thackney
It’s not about efficiency, saving fuel, cleaning the air or saving the planet. It’s about feeling morally superior while driving around in an electric vehicle.
10 posted on
07/02/2013 12:51:08 PM PDT by
I want the USA back
(If I Pi$$ed off just one liberal today my mission has been accomplished.)
To: thackney
Studies from the National Academies point to better land-use planning to reduce suburban sprawl and, most important, fuel taxes to reduce petroleum dependence. Following that prescription would solve many problems that a proliferation of electric cars could not begin to addressincluding automotive injuries, deaths, and the frustrations of being stuck in traffic. Even when they are telling you that the Electric Cars greenness is mythical they cant help but tell you that some other nanny state restrictions on freedom will make everything all better.
11 posted on
07/02/2013 12:51:35 PM PDT by
Pontiac
(The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
To: thackney
Electric cars make no sense at all, unless you’re obsenely wealthy, and have numerous vehicles to play with.
An electric car will cost you your life in a real emergency.
23 posted on
07/02/2013 1:29:00 PM PDT by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: thackney
26 posted on
07/02/2013 2:40:14 PM PDT by
preacher
(Communism has only killed 100 million people: Let's give it another chance!)
To: thackney
27 posted on
07/02/2013 2:56:18 PM PDT by
TangoLimaSierra
(To the left the truth looks like Right-Wing extremism.)
To: thackney
Coal powered cars since they plug in.
Therefore Obama’s War on Coal is also a war on electric cars.
28 posted on
07/02/2013 3:22:21 PM PDT by
PATRIOT1876
(The only crimes that are 100% preventable are crimes committed by illegal aliens)
To: thackney
I suspect that if we had a really comprehensive study, like some of these are attempting, we may find that the most environmentally efficient car would be something like this: a
1925 Doble Series E Steam Car.
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