Monday, June 29, 2009
"Electric Cars Will Not Decrease Greenhouse Gas Emissions..."
I'm certainly not against electric cars.
I just hope that everyone understands that it's not just a solution that you can "plug in" to our world.
This article relates how complicated it is, and notes the possibility that there will be a lot of expense for NO gain...
I just hope that everyone understands that it's not just a solution that you can "plug in" to our world.
This article relates how complicated it is, and notes the possibility that there will be a lot of expense for NO gain...
Monica Gabriel gives details at CNSnews.com:
"The stimulus law enacted in February promoted the purchase of plug-in electric cars by the federal government and the broader market, but a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released this month says that the use of plug-in electric vehicles will not by itself decrease greenhouse gas emissions.
To do that, the report argues, the United States would have to switch from coal-burning plants to lower-emission sources to generate electricity such as nuclear power.
'If you are using coal fired power plants and half the country’s electricity comes from coal powered plants, are you just trading one greenhouse gas emitter for another?'..."
