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Old 04-06-2010, 02:55 PM   #5 (permalink)
Clev
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Originally Posted by zoltanbod View Post
A lot of people are of the belief that electric cars are the answer to a green future.That would only be true if the electricity was generated by a non polluting source.Around 65% of north americas electricy is generated by burning fossil fuels.Both the Canadian and US governments have just ruled that electric cars are not zero emmission and the automakers must account for the emmissions from the utility that created the electricty.That and the fact that batteries have such a low energy density is why i am developing the Zoleco as a high efficiency internal combustion drive.
So because electricity is 65% polluting, you're going with a 100% polluting ICE?
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