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On Jul 15, 8:22*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"iBoaterer" *wrote in message ... In article , says... "iBoaterer" *wrote in message ... In article , says... In article om, says... On 7/14/2012 12:55 PM, iBoaterer wrote: In article m, says... On 7/14/2012 11:13 AM, iBoaterer wrote: http://www.sfgate.com/business/artic...Smooth-silent- fast-3706414.php How much is it? I want one. But it doesn't use fossil fuel, how could you possibly drive one? Also, it's new technology, and in conservative's minds, that's a bad thing. Way ahead of you Bozo. I have 2 electric vehicles already. Where does the electricity come from? 45% of the electricity generated in the US comes from fossil fuels. Yes, but the point you hard core righties fail to understand is that the equivalent fuel mileage is around 100 miles per gallon. If we get off of our asses and build more non fossil fuel electric infrastructure that number will go down. But stupid people are just too afraid of getting off of fossil fuel. ------------------------------------------------- Probably a lot less than 100 mpg. *There is loss in the lines getting the power to your house. *About 8% now. *Loss in the charging equipment (heat) and loss in the battery itself in charging. *Probably maybe 70% tops efficiency in charging the car. *And then loss in the car discharging the battery. *How many KWH at the power plant required for the car to go 50 miles? No, it's 100 mpg. --------------------------------- That's an "equivalent" rating based on the average cost of electricity as it produced today for current usages. * *There are over 250 million cars on the road in the USA. * If a quarter to half of them were replaced with electrics that require electricity generation for charging, what do think will happen to the cost of electricity and to it's "equivalent" rating in terms of mpg? Most don't think of that, Richard. Electric power stations are fairly maxing as it is to keep up with today's electrical demands, especially for this boiling hot summers air conditioning. Honestly with people trying to stay cool, I'm surprised there hasn't been power outages in my area, and we have very reliable service. |
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