[geeks] Global Warming questions...

[Shannon Hendrix]

On Dec 4, 2007, at 11:54 PM, wa2egp at att.net wrote:

>> Electric cars are another example.  They are not zero emissions, they
>> just change where the tailpipe is.
>>
>> The best way to reduce pollution is to increase efficiency, often by
>> simply turning them off when not needed... :)
>
> Actually electric cars produce more pollutions due to losses in  
> conveting
> heat into electricty because there are more conversion steps where you
> loose energy.  The only way they reduce pollution is if they are  
> charged
> by wind, solar or other sustainable means.

...and if batteries magically become pollution free... :)


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