As well as the fact, that there is economy of scale with one large coal | natural gas | oil powered electric producing plant versus hundred of thousands of gasoline powered cars. Add to that, it is probable easier to build one efficient, pollution reducing power plant.
-------------- Ian Skinner Web Programmer BloodSource www.BloodSource.org Sacramento, CA "C code. C code run. Run code run. Please!" - Cynthia Dunning ....-----Original Message----- ....From: Jim Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ....Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 1:09 PM ....To: CF-Community ....Subject: Re: Hybid Fans, You Were Right! .... ....Cool idea, however - what's generating all the electricity you're using ....to plug in your car? Coal? Gas? Admittedly, if this were an option, ....it would be interesting to see if, say, a solar-equipped garage could ....store enough juice (and be cost-effective enouth) to push into a ....hybrid's battery array, but really, in all likelihood, you're just ....replacing one type of pollution for another by plugging in your car. .... ....I realize it's not zero-sum game, nor do I have comparitive graphs with ....emissions comparisons between what a x cars put out in a 20 mile drive ....vs. the increased output of a plant necessary to power them up (etc. ....etc. etc.). Just being anecdotal... or is it hypothetical? :) .... ....- Jim .... .... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:161628 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
