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Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy and EV Modern Life

Setec Powerr

Our principal goal should be to mitigate problems that are global in scale, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, virus transmission, and invasive species. That is the only comparison that matters. There are too many of us and too little planet to eliminate destruction. Moreover, as technology develops, it will improve.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

How about using a competition sailplane for comparison, instead? How will the pressures of climate change, limited fossil fuel resources and the mainstreaming of "green" consciousness reshape society? Or if you don’t want to go into details, just compare the Volt to the Aptera :-) — James 15. Follow the money.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

That way you have a fair basis of comparison, you know, apples to apples and all that jazz. If you build a car as a "kit car" with no real factory, then yes, it will never be an economic success. Honda has probably sold more Civics in a year than the combined total of all 18 of those GM models.

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