BBC CO2 Coal Cost Of 
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 29, 2009
ºF) above pre-industrial levels as well as the long-term stabilization of greenhouse gases at a 350 ppm CO2 equivalent. Australia is the world’s largest exporter of coal and one of the world’s highest per-capita emitters of greenhouse gases. AOSIS has called for nations to agree to limit warming to well below 1.5
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
The vision is fuelled by the fear of climate change and the need to find green alternatives to dirty coal, unpopular nuclear power and unreliable gas imports from Russia. Are we going to burn more oil, natural gas, or (gasp) coal to produce it? At current transportation battery prices, that is well beyond the cost of spinning reserve.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
And, if you consider lifetime costs of owning an EV versus owning a traditional internal combustion car, even if the initial purchase price of the EV is much more than your combustion car and you have to replace a battery for $4,000 after 7-10 years, the EV still costs less to operate. If you charge with solar, is way less.
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