how is the electricity generated that is used to charge the electric buses?Anything to lower their carbon footprint is a good thing!
how is the electricity generated that is used to charge the electric buses?
Tomorrowland Speedway to follow?
Electric cars still have a lower CO2 output per mile than gas cars, even in areas that use coal for power generation. It gets better when electricity is generated through cleaner sources, but electric cars are still a net positive when they are not. The price per mile is also tends to be less expensive when using electricity.
Tomorrowland Speedway to follow?
And to think that the automobile business essentially started with electric vehicles, but cheap oil in Texas brought us to the dirty fuel bonanza. It's nice to see things moving in an electric direction with real, long-term promise. A friend of my wife just ordered a Tesla, so that will be very cool to see in action!
how is the electricity generated that is used to charge the electric buses?
For cleaner emissions, nuclear is going to have to be a larger part of this country's energy production. Especially as more electric vehicles begin to hit the road.Most of Central Florida's power is generated by natural gas plants, with a tiny bit of oil in some areas. Florida Power and Light does have some nuclear power feeding into the grid, too.
For cleaner emissions, nuclear is going to have to be a larger part of this country's energy production. Especially as more electric vehicles begin to hit the road.
I agree in theory, but the regulatory headaches aren't making it cost effective for the power companies. After Japan, it's probably going to get harder, not easier, to build plants for a while. Even France, which is like 95% nuclear, is talking about replacing older nuclear plants with natural gas.
Nuclear is a tough sell. If all you do is look at the facts we would have a nuclear plant in every city. However, there is quite a bit of ignorance and emotion in the regulatory policies you mentioned. The world needs to take a good hard look at those regulations and revise them based on sound science as nuclear is the best option we currently have for large scale, somewhat green energy.
Electric cars still have a lower CO2 output per mile than gas cars, even in areas that use coal for power generation. It gets better when electricity is generated through cleaner sources, but electric cars are still a net positive when they are not. The price per mile is also tends to be less expensive when using electricity.
Plus localized exhaust is reduced.
Absolutely. Noise is also greatly reduced. The sound of the pavement under the tires is louder than every electric car I have heard.
Which can actually be a problem.
http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/transportation/blogs/the-noisy-fight-over-quiet-electric-cars
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