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Old 08-26-2012, 06:51 AM   #60 (permalink)
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Driving a Tesla Model S or a 15-20MPG vehicle 200,000 miles costs about the same in the end. But that is at today's fuel prices and if you don't get zero down solar PV panels put on your house. It includes regular maintenance.

"Dead" batteries will get recycled. And even at 100% coal, that is still a similar carbon footprint to an ~80MPG car. Here in the USA we are down to about 38% coal generation at this moment, and this is dropping all the time. We are adding a fair bit of renewable sources, and many new gas fired plants; though these are questionable in the long term. Today's natural gas is much "dirtier" than older gas because of fracking.
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