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Old 09-04-2010, 08:39 PM   #25 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Ryland View Post
I did some research and it does appears that the 60mpg mark is about right, coal is pretty much the dirties (air wise) way we can produce electricity, so if you look at it from the point of an electric car is only out done by someone who is getting 60mpg and in the US that is not happening, so of course this is going to be used by people who are getting 20mpg as the reason they should not be driving electric!
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People need to know the actual environmental impact of the items they choose to buy, so they can decide whether it's greener to spend $15000 on an electric mower + solar thermal collectors + new appliances + insulation for the house + beer, or if getting the Leaf over the 50mpg Prius is the better choice.
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