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MPaulHolmes · 12-22-2014, 12:21 PM

I sure didn't use 5 tons of CO2 to unbolt 4 bolts that held the engine on, so it would have to be in producing the lead acid batteries. But I hope it doesn't take 10,000 pounds of CO2 to make 400 pounds of batteries.

If using hydro, it's close to 1MJ/gram of CO2 according to Wikipedia. Recycled lead takes around 5MJ/Kg for cradle to grave in a lead acid battery. The plastic in the batteries was like 30MJ/Kg. The acid was almost zero MJ/Kg.

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MPaulHolmes PaulH Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Maricopa, AZ (sort of. Actually outside of town) Posts: 3,832 Michael's Electric Beetle - '71 Volkswagen Superbeetle 500000 Thanks: 1,362 Thanked 1,202 Times in 765 Posts	I sure didn't use 5 tons of CO2 to unbolt 4 bolts that held the engine on, so it would have to be in producing the lead acid batteries. But I hope it doesn't take 10,000 pounds of CO2 to make 400 pounds of batteries. If using hydro, it's close to 1MJ/gram of CO2 according to Wikipedia. Recycled lead takes around 5MJ/Kg for cradle to grave in a lead acid battery. The plastic in the batteries was like 30MJ/Kg. The acid was almost zero MJ/Kg. __________________ kits and boards Last edited by MPaulHolmes; 12-22-2014 at 12:42 PM..