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Old 04-29-2009, 12:03 PM   #65 (permalink)
jamesqf
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bennelson View Post
Neither wind generators nor solar panels are heat engines.
Nor are hydroelectric generators. Nuclear, geothermal, and solar thermal are heat engines, but don't generate any CO2.

And the person who pays an extra $10K for the batteries in a plug-in Prius could also spend a few thousand more for his own solar panels, and still be spending only about as much as he'd spend on a similar-sized BMW or Lexus.
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