Duh: Electric Car Recharging Infrastructure??

[Swimmer]

How big of a carbon footprint does a 16 hr. charge leave at the local power plant for the Nissan?

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by Swimmer

How big of a carbon footprint does a 16 hr. charge leave at the local power plant for the Nissan?

Exactly what I don't get with these 'Plug-In' cars. Unless there is a dedicated wind or solar source on the vehicle owner's property, the 'Plug-In' car is no better than gas or diesel vehicles. The electricity has to come from somewhere and in some cases, it'll come from the dirtiest of all sources, coal.

[buckman]

Originally Posted by Swimmer

How big of a carbon footprint does a 16 hr. charge leave at the local power plant for the Nissan?

If you lived on the Cape and the hypocrits would allow it. It would come from wind.

It's kind of the same problem with ethonol from corn.

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by buckman

If you lived on the Cape and the hypocrits would allow it. It would come from wind.

It's kind of the same problem with ethonol from corn.

I think the hypocrites are the ones against the wind farm.

[Van]

IMO.

Its right in line with a solar powered flashlight....... DUH !!!!!!