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Old 12-30-2006, 02:38 PM  
kane
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Originally Posted by LazyII View Post
An electric car is pure nonsense.
To produce 1 kwh of electriciy you need 3 kwh of oil, coal or gas. The pollution is tripled!
Above that you have transfer loss of the electric power from the power stations.
Loss when charging/discharging the car's battery.
I think the end idea is that we can use solar, wind and water power to help get the electricity needed to power the cars.
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