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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

I mean, when the electricity it uses is produces, pollution still happens, just not "right from your car"? Having centralized energy production in that way allows for centralized pollution control measures, filters, so-called "clean coal" rather than depending on X number of cars, manufacturers, and consumers to deal with pollution control.

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What about the Pickens Plan?

Plugs and Cars

While less polluting than petroleum, burning natural gas emits significant carbon. As Joe Romm wrote at his Climate Progress blog : We currently use natural gas to produce 22% of our electricity.” But we find ourselves in 2008. Natural gas, like petroleum, is not forever. As if Americans weren’t confused enough already.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

link] [link] [link] Posted by: Smartlipo lazerlipoliz | Apr 15, 2009 5:53:53 AM Why currently does the Chevy Volt ONLY get 40 miles per charge ( without using the lawnmower engine to help it along ) when the 1996-2000 EV1 got 150 miles per charge using the SAME BATTERIES ( OVONIC )that were in the 2008 EV cars from GM ????

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