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Environment & Energy

hunter

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5. If you charge your U.S.A. highway approved automobile from your rooftop solar you are wealthy...

Reply to OKIsItJustMe (Reply #4)

Tue Apr 30, 2019, 03:29 PM

Apr 2019

...by any standard, world or U.S.A., and your lifestyle has huge environmental footprints.

Even if you are charging your 50 kilometer per hour electric moped from your rooftop solar you are affluent by world standards.

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Enough with the 'Actually, Electric Cars Pollute More' Bullshit Already [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 OP

Well you see, they have this technique where thet can program the cars ECM to magically lower CentralMass Apr 2019 #1

Okay. This was a new one on me. underpants Apr 2019 #2

One may rant all one wishes... NNadir Apr 2019 #3

Why would you lie about them not being scientists? Eko Apr 2019 #7

Also from their intro. Eko Apr 2019 #8

It's not quite that simple OKIsItJustMe Apr 2019 #4

If you charge your U.S.A. highway approved automobile from your rooftop solar you are wealthy... hunter Apr 2019 #5

You're right. Everyone might as well drive Hummers! OKIsItJustMe Apr 2019 #6

There are too many people on earth for every adult to own a car, electric or otherwise. hunter May 2019 #11

Sure. There's no need for every adult to own a car. OKIsItJustMe May 2019 #12

I remember a time when only the wealthy had a cell phone or a flat screen TV. Finishline42 May 2019 #9

"My" solar panels are leased from a solar farm OKIsItJustMe May 2019 #10