Posted by webpa on 08/29/06 00:05

>
> "Even if it were getting power solely from electricity derived from
> coal -- a common criticism of electric cars -- my vehicle uses 50
> percent less carbon dioxide than a 24 mpg gas car (for a summary of
> more than 30 studies on the emissions of electric cars, hybrids and
> plug in hybrids, go to www.sherryboschert.com/FAQ.html). When I have to
> get new batteries, which I expect I will be when my car is 10 years
> old, the old ones will be over 90 percent recyclable."
>

YOU are the killer. Your vehicle does not "use" carbon dioxide. It
emits it. Please learn the difference. You will be replacing your
batteries MUCH sooner than 10 years. They are, after all, exactly the
same technology as those in your cell phone or camcorder. How long do
they last?

On the other hand:

If your batteries are "over 90 % recyclable", then they are lead-acid
batteries. Can you possibly imagine the environmental impact of
mining, manufacturing, transporting, and maintaining 200 million
brand-new sets of such batteries? No, you cannot. Otherwise, you'd
not have said such catestrophically silly things.

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