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   "News"  wrote in message   
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   > "JoeSP"  wrote in message   
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   > > 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.   
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   > > 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.   
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   > You need to do some reading on modern batteries.   
      
      
   Modern batteries use metals that make lead look like somthing you would have   
   for lunch.  Very Toxic, very polluting, and extremely hard to clean up if   
   the is an accident, fire, stc.   
      
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