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wtmusic

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3. Not a dig but a reality check.

Reply to Finishline42 (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 14, 2012, 11:56 AM

Nov 2012

If we find an energy source that's 30% cleaner but use twice as much of it, we're going backwards. Nobody believes in EVs more than I do, but in the big picture we need to keep the main focus on the weakest link in the chain. Right now that's either consumption or where our energy comes from.

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DOE: Range-anxiety-plagued EV drivers somehow log more miles than gas drivers [View all] wtmusic Nov 2012 OP

I just passed on purchasing a used (only very slightly) Nissan Leaf because Schema Thing Nov 2012 #1

Thanks for posting but why the dig on EV's? Finishline42 Nov 2012 #2

Not a dig but a reality check. wtmusic Nov 2012 #3

Move to the PNW. 73% of our power is hydro, another good 10% or more wind, etc. AtheistCrusader Nov 2012 #4

Awesome. AverageJoe90 Nov 2012 #7

OK - I understand... Finishline42 Nov 2012 #5

That's a good point wtmusic Nov 2012 #6

It would make sense to me that EV's are driven farther. obxhead Nov 2012 #8

The long tailpipe argument just does not hold up. Rain Mcloud Nov 2012 #9

It's complicated. wtmusic Nov 2012 #10

Yes. practical sources of clean energy is the priority, JDPriestly Nov 2012 #11