Comments cgarlow has made

Put a Plug in it.

I'm obviously prejudiced as an owner of an all electric Chevy S-10 pickup truck, but I object to Umbra's "balance" by "agreeing" with her alleged commenter that her concerns about pollution and global warming are justified.  They aren't.
Most new usage by electric vehicle owners, and there aren't many now, nor will there be unless and until we get Big Auto to hop to it, will be generated by renewable energy.  Most EV owners are people like me who want to save the earth and so we buy our electricity from solar and wind, as anyone can. www.newwindenergy.com, www.greenpower.gov and others.  Even if there are some who buy whatever is available, the average electricity "gallon" is alot cleaner than gasoline gallons, and the electricity costs are 75 cents per gallon versus $3 plus for gasoline.
And electricity is getting cleaner all the time as we are suing and forcing coal plants to clean up their emissions, and some states are forcing reductions in CO2 from coal plants, like my state,Maryland.  
What about Umbra's Institute of whatever it was lifetime CO2 emissions article?  It shows that even with 100% coal [which no one has] as the fuel source, EVs emit less CO2 than gasoline and with cleaner electricity EVs are miles ahead in the race to stop global warming.  
EVs and plug in hybrid cars powered by solar and wind are the way to stop global warming.   Current proposals to put solar in an internal combustion engine, like ethanol, are getting nowhere fast and are left in the dust by my EV.On Umbra on electric cars posted 3 years, 3 months ago 12 Responses