Well sorry I guess it was always going to be a hot button type subject. Anyway yes there is no energy source devoid of environmental impact. Lithium ion for instance has a big carbon footprint. Maybe 25% co2 savings over diesel for the life of the car, including manufacturing. Because the electric car started out in a carbon hole from the battery manufacturing.
My reasons for liking electric cars are excellent performance, low maintenance and never going to the gas station. I dont have a problem with subsidies; reasonable people may disagree on what is proper to subsidize but suffice it to say there are many I do not favor also. I also like the notion of using the light from the sky to generate my electricity vs. Stuff dug up out of the ground and injected into the atmosphere. Seems like we might need the stuff in the ground for more important stuff later in history. If we can import the energy for free from outer space for not much more money, that seems like a better deal. And I like the idea of self sufficiency and being able to own the means of production rather than buy the product from others forever and ever. Anyway thanks as usual for all the interesting perspective. Happy Dieseling for 2019. My next move will be to an om648 swapped w123 I think. On Tue, Jan 1, 2019, 1:36 PM G Mann via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: > The solution is to only drive your electric car when there is enough sun > and wind to charge it's batteries, not have electric heat or lights in your > home, no computers at work, or office lights. But.... have zero pollution > from energy production. > > Alternatively, accept that humans are a messy bunch, who don't clean up > after themselves, and make the best of what life has to offer. > > On Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 12:13 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > So the solution to evil China ias is for the USA to burn MORE coal so > our > > air can be as dirty as theirs? > > > > On Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 9:14 AM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > China was actually bringing 2 CFPPs online per week for awhile a coupla > > > years ago, burning dirty coal with no emissions controls. Country is > > power > > > hungry (in more ways than electricity) as it makes the Great Leap > > Forward. > > > > > > --R > > > Sent from iPhone > > > > > > > On Jan 1, 2019, at 12:23 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > I'd be shocked if they > > > > are literally building one Coal Fired power plant a week. Makes no > > sense. > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
