And I still ask..... Was it worth the TRILLIONS of $ in TAXPAYER INCENTIVES that it costs all of us?
And I still ask..... Was it worth the TRILLIONS of $ in TAXPAYER INCENTIVES that it costs all of us?
My Debbie Downer comment of the day: Until China makes a significant reduction in air pollution, even if the the USA went 100% electric in cars, aircraft, ships, trucks, and any other matter of conveyance... it would make an imperceptible difference in world air pollution.
My Debbie Downer comment of the day: Until China makes a significant reduction in air pollution, even if the the USA went 100% electric in cars, aircraft, ships, trucks, and any other matter of conveyance... it would make an imperceptible difference in world air pollution.
A 20% reduction in air pollution in China would cancel out all USA air pollution. I didn’t even bring up India.
True.
True.
Unrelated.
I want a Tesla because they are a freaking awesome hoot to drive.
I knew Prius buyers who were out to save the world with their PC green purchase.
My friends owning Teslas pretty much say F-all-that.
They just love the visceral rush the instant torque give them when applied to their gonads!!!
Callin' it like it is.
That’s a hell of a point.A single electric-car battery weighs about 1,000 pounds. Fabricating one requires digging up, moving and processing more than 500,000 pounds of raw materials somewhere on the planet. The alternative? Use gasoline and extract one-tenth as much total tonnage to deliver the same number of vehicle-miles over the battery’s seven-year life.
That’s a hell of a point.
A single electric-car battery weighs about 1,000 pounds. Fabricating one requires digging up, moving and processing more than 500,000 pounds of raw materials ...
A single electric-car battery weighs about 1,000 pounds. ...
"TRILLIONS"?
Can you provide a link to any data that substantiates that?A single electric-car battery weighs about 1,000 pounds. Fabricating one requires digging up, moving and processing more than 500,000 pounds of raw materials somewhere on the planet. The alternative? Use gasoline and extract one-tenth as much total tonnage to deliver the same number of vehicle-miles over the battery’s seven-year life.
Source: WSJ article written byhttps://www.greencarreports.com/news/1122838_busting-7-of-the-most-common-myths-about-electric-cars
Is that true?
It may be and if so it's an impressive factoid.
There a lot of naysayer-myths confabulated to discredit EV benefits. See link.
If you have a reference I'm eager to learn.
WSJ article, appeared in August 6 print edition. Read it to your hearts content.Can you provide a link to any data that substantiates that?