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| Source: http://jalopnik.com/ |
Something I've been a
proponent of for some time, that hybrid and electric cars aren't necessarily
better for the environment, they're just different. Unfortunately these days
that's not a popular opinion, so nice to see some actual numbers on it, and
thanks to Jalopnik for covering it. This study doesn't even account for where
your electricity comes from, or the increased energy and material use for
producing hybrids.
We're so quick as a
society to jump on the perception of things, while missing the important
details. Until we have energy storage with reasonable charge time, reasonable
energy density, and comparable weight, further battery advances will only be part
of an engineering exercise, not a solution.
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