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Originally Posted by dyna mo
it's so easy to do and add in that a major way to make a difference re: carbon is to not buy new cars.
this is why it's truly nutty that gfyers are arguing about carbon, telling others how wrong they are, while buying new chevy volts. that's bizzarro!
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I do not tell others they are wrong about the choices they make - I complain about republican lawmakers who seem to dismiss science. I also argue the points. If someone says something interesting (like Robby) I will take the time to Google things before posting a reply.
Threads like this are fun and informative because I look at each one as a challenge. If someone says "This is happening and here's why", I'll Google it, read about it, and try to learn it. And whenever anyone proves me wrong (which happens often I would add), I am humbled by it.
You on the other hand, just toss in the same old crap into these endless GFY conversations because its all you care to do.
I talk alot about reducing pollution, saving energy and trying to be a little more green. I sold my Camaro because I hated it, and hated the cost of gas, and hated the oil companies's and their apperent disrespect for their customers and the environment. Had I not done it I would be a hypocrite, and an unhappy one.
Today, I enjoy getting data from my car and trying to squeeze every electron out of the battery to get where I want to go. It's fun to me. And it also happens to be a nice car that I am much happier with than I was with my Camaro.
You can't fathom this for some reason, so you just toss in an insult to me, then pat yourself on your back. Big man Dyna Mo.
But since you brought it up: The Chevy Camaro costs about 9 tonnes of CO2e to build. The gasoline it comsumes over time is the biggest contributor to CO2 as well as other damage to the environment. 8,887 grams of CO2 / gallon of gasoline =8.887 × 10-3 metric tons CO2/gallon of gasoline.
As I said earlier, I have driven 4515 Kilometers since June, or 2805 Miles, or about 701 Miles per month. This translates into 6.60342 Tons of CO2 per year. After about this time next year, the purchase of my Volt would have paid for itself in Carbon emissions.
Also, your insult to me would be moot to anyone who made an electric car as their first purchase, or replaced their gas car with electric after it had been totalled in an accident.
So, do you want to insult me for upgrading my car? Sure, if that's all you can do...
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Originally Posted by Dvae
I think an apology is in order for all the Volt drivers here on GFY.
We know it runs on "free non-polluting electricity"  |
Hmmm... just about. Our electricity comes from Hydro, which is a renewable source of energy. And it's also cheap - it costs me only $1.18 worth of electricity for every 70 kilometres. So far I have driven 4515 kilometres at a total cost of $64.50. If this had been my Camaro, the cost would have been $80.00 per 350 Kilometers, or a total cost of $1032.00.
Sources:
Carbon dioxide emission footprint calculator and offset estimator