[Peakoil] more on electric cars...

[Metaman]

Hi Jenny,

 

If people used electric cars powered from coal or nuclear power stations the
advantage is limited to vehicle emission elimination, but will increase
emissions from the power stations.

 

The way to save emissions associated with vehicles is to sell solar panels
and batteries charging systems with the vehicles to be installed on the
garage roof to enable vehicles to be charged when garaged. 

 

Without solar charging electric vehicles will be as bad as petrol vehicles.

 

Regards,

 

Michael 

 

 

Michael Fullam-Stone

 

From: peakoil-bounces+metamgt=hotmail.com at act-peakoil.org
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Jenny Goldie
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Subject: [Peakoil] more on electric cars...

 

 

Research into batteries will give electric cars the same range as petrol
cars
Li-air batteries are a promising opportunity for electric cars. "If we
succeed in developing this technology, we are facing the ultimate
breakthrough for electric cars, because in practice, the energy density of
Li-air batteries will be comparable to that of petrol and diesel, if you
take into account that a combustion engine only has an efficiency of around
30 percent," Tejs Vegge, senior scientist in the Materials Research Division
at Risoe DTU. 
 
<http://www.risoe.dtu.dk/News_archives/News/2011/0328_Li_battery.aspx?sc_lan
g=en>
http://www.risoe.dtu.dk/News_archives/News/2011/0328_Li_battery.aspx?sc_lang
=en

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