Comments on: Electric Cars – Coming Soon to a Driveway Near You? http://lagomorph.org/2010/04/14/electric-cars-coming-soon-to-a-driveway-near-you/ Four eco-geeks talk about stuff. Fri, 04 May 2012 15:11:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Chloe Anderson http://lagomorph.org/2010/04/14/electric-cars-coming-soon-to-a-driveway-near-you/comment-page-/#comment-442 Chloe Anderson Thu, 30 Sep 2010 16:40:26 +0000 http://lagomorph.org/?p=248#comment-442 biodiesel fuels are less polluting and more renewable compared to fossil fuels like conventional diesel~,: biodiesel fuels are less polluting and more renewable compared to fossil fuels like conventional diesel~,:

]]> By: mat http://lagomorph.org/2010/04/14/electric-cars-coming-soon-to-a-driveway-near-you/comment-page-/#comment-390 mat Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:31:27 +0000 http://lagomorph.org/?p=248#comment-390 Companies can get a feel for sales based upon pre-orders. Not guaranteed, but sure beats NO ONE pre-ordering the Volt. I even have friends pre-ordering them based upon the favorable lease rates, which are far below what a car payment would be if they bought. My brother would save about $150 a month in fuel costs because of his long commute (even if he had to dip into using gas everyday). His old clunker is costing him an annualized average of $150 a month in repairs, too.. Not having airbags is also a problem of safety for my brother, and the Volt has a great airbag arrangement for safety. Companies can get a feel for sales based upon pre-orders. Not guaranteed, but sure beats NO ONE pre-ordering the Volt.

I even have friends pre-ordering them based upon the favorable lease rates, which are far below what a car payment would be if they bought.

My brother would save about $150 a month in fuel costs because of his long commute (even if he had to dip into using gas everyday). His old clunker is costing him an annualized average of $150 a month in repairs, too.. Not having airbags is also a problem of safety for my brother, and the Volt has a great airbag arrangement for safety.

]]> By: Tony Sirna http://lagomorph.org/2010/04/14/electric-cars-coming-soon-to-a-driveway-near-you/comment-page-/#comment-241 Tony Sirna Fri, 21 May 2010 20:26:18 +0000 http://lagomorph.org/?p=248#comment-241 We are focusing on electric vehicles at DR because we plan to power them with renewable electricity which is more eco even than biofuels (in our analysis). For the mainstream, studies show its better for green house gases to use electric and it helps with smog. Its easier to deal with pollution at the power plant than the tail pipe. I also hope to see the power grid move more and more towards renewables. Hydrogen is really more of an energy storage system than a fuel. That energy has to come from somewhere. It would really be a type of battery more than a fuel. Hydrogen could be awesome but its not yet ready for prime time. We are focusing on electric vehicles at DR because we plan to power them with renewable electricity which is more eco even than biofuels (in our analysis).

For the mainstream, studies show its better for green house gases to use electric and it helps with smog. Its easier to deal with pollution at the power plant than the tail pipe. I also hope to see the power grid move more and more towards renewables.

Hydrogen is really more of an energy storage system than a fuel. That energy has to come from somewhere. It would really be a type of battery more than a fuel. Hydrogen could be awesome but its not yet ready for prime time.

]]> By: Jeff http://lagomorph.org/2010/04/14/electric-cars-coming-soon-to-a-driveway-near-you/comment-page-/#comment-235 Jeff Tue, 18 May 2010 04:47:31 +0000 http://lagomorph.org/?p=248#comment-235 Don't you think electric cars are a bit of a dead end. All they are doing truly is moving the pollution from tail pipe to power station. Hydrogen fuel cell is the future. What do you think??? Don’t you think electric cars are a bit of a dead end. All they are doing truly is moving the pollution from tail pipe to power station. Hydrogen fuel cell is the future. What do you think???

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