Robert Rolf wrote:

>Martin wrote:
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>>Please change the topic if you want to talk about the pros/cons of 
>>hybrids. We're talking about electric cars, which are quite well proven 
>>more efficient than gasoline cars.
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>No, they are NOT. They only move the pollution to another location.
>e.g. Coal or gas fired power plants still pollute.
>
>And their UNgreen cost of production (heavy metals in batteries, etc.)
>probably make them LESS green than today's gasoline powered vehicles.
>
>You have to look at TOTAL picture to be able to say EV's are 'better'
>than gasoline powered, and they are NOT!
>
>Kinda like the stampede to ethanol fuels.
>
>The TOTAL cost of producing such fuels in North America (corn based) is
>MUCH more than the gasoline they save.
>You have to INCLUDE the cost of fertilizer, subsidies, fuel for
>cultivation and shipping and all the OTHER 'hidden' costs before you can
>make a meaningful comparison.
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>
Thats the mistake a lot of people  make.. You just use the cost per 
bushel that they pay the farmer for the corn.  the cost for  
"fertilizer, subsidies, fuel for cultivation and shipping and all the 
OTHER 'hidden' costs" are covered by the farmer who sells the corn. 

RECON

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