Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Plug-In Hybrids Are Cleaner (Even on a Coal Grid) [ to top ] This entire section is finally obsolete -- because we now have a definitive study by the Electric Power Research Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council. Three more points: Both reports match up well with previous studies. The GREET 1.6
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
is likely to unveil a prototype plug-in hybrid at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit as part of its company-wide focus on "electrifying" the car, GM officials said Thursday. 5/17/06 "Plugin hybrids have a lot of promise, especially to displace oil consumption. 11/11/06 General Motors Corp. Bloomberg ). Reuters ).
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 20, 2009
That being said, even a car that derives its energy from coal power plants would be far more clean. 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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