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Old 17-05-2015, 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Bassnut View Post
Great idea, but unfortunately electric cars generate 30 to 200% more greenhouse gas than internal combustion engines when used in Australia (guess where the electricity comes from), hydrogen cell powered is the worst by far, insanely inefficient.
different in SA Fred - we currently get over 30% power from renewables and are on the way to 50%. On some days, we have generated more power via wind than we could use - and solar can be as high as 20-25% at the daily peak. I guess that means that electric cars would be roughly equivalent to IC in carbon output, in this state.
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