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   From: Nospam@here.com   
      
   "JoeSP"  wrote in message   
   news:L0IXg.61800$E67.36752@clgrps13...   
      
   > The electricity that powers the electric car was likely produced by a   
   > powerplant that burned fossil fuels.  Because there are so many   
   > inefficiencies and losses along the way, there is actually 2 or 3 times   
   > more pollution produced for every kilometer driven by an electric car as   
   > compared to an internal combustion engined car.  It's just an illusion   
   > based on an incomplete understanding of the facts.   
      
   Not so.  75% of the energy in your tank is wasted.  Only about 5% of the   
   energy in a battery pack is wasted. It is far more efficient to pour the   
   fuel in a generators at the power station, inc lines losses, than pour it in   
   your car.   
      
   > Currently the best and most affordable battery for electric cars is the   
   > lead-acid type, which are very heavy, limit the car's range and present a   
   > disposal problem every few years when they need replacing.  There simply   
   > isn't enough lead available to replace all the cars with electric ones.   
      
   You need to do some reading on modern batteries.   
      
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