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"Clean air act"
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<blockquote data-quote="quad" data-source="post: 16591638" data-attributes="member: 17952"><p>So much for reducing pollution. There's a saying: "The greenest home is one that's already built". Same thinking could be applied to cars. I recall that the Pruis' carbon footprint was larger than the Hummer.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://rbelmont.wordpress.com/2010/06/26/toyota-prius-vs-hummer-h2-which-leaves-a-bigger-carbon-footprint-continued/" target="_blank">Toyota Prius vs Hummer H2: Which leaves a bigger carbon footprint? (continued)</a></p><p></p><p><em>"All of this seems pretty shocking as it is, however, the journey to make a hybrid doesn’t end there. The nickel produced by this disastrous plant is shipped in massive container ships to the largest nickel refinery in Europe. From there, the nickel is moved to China to produce what’s called nickel foam. Then it goes to Japan. Finally, the completed batteries are shipped to the United States, finalizing the around-the-world trip required to produce a single Prius battery.</em></p><p> <em></em></p><p><em>The lithium and nickel used in these specialized hybrid batteries is mined in central Africa, which in reality are more harm to the environment than the standard lead based batteries in most cars. The Toyota Prius has a 100,000 mile life span, as apposed to a Hummer that will last appx. 300,000 miles. Over its lifetime, a Prius costs $3.25 per mile driven. In contrast, the Hummer costs $1.95 per mile driven."</em></p><p><em></em></p><p>And of what use will electric vehicles be if the power grid goes offline for a week? I am all for electric vehicles if they can guarantee cheap, relatively clean electric power. But don't want to see gasoline vehicles completely disappear.</p><p></p><p>The USA better start building hydroelectric plants and fast!</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]yNLm2VKEtNQ[/MEDIA]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="quad, post: 16591638, member: 17952"] So much for reducing pollution. There's a saying: "The greenest home is one that's already built". Same thinking could be applied to cars. I recall that the Pruis' carbon footprint was larger than the Hummer. [URL='https://rbelmont.wordpress.com/2010/06/26/toyota-prius-vs-hummer-h2-which-leaves-a-bigger-carbon-footprint-continued/']Toyota Prius vs Hummer H2: Which leaves a bigger carbon footprint? (continued)[/URL] [i]"All of this seems pretty shocking as it is, however, the journey to make a hybrid doesn’t end there. The nickel produced by this disastrous plant is shipped in massive container ships to the largest nickel refinery in Europe. From there, the nickel is moved to China to produce what’s called nickel foam. Then it goes to Japan. Finally, the completed batteries are shipped to the United States, finalizing the around-the-world trip required to produce a single Prius battery. The lithium and nickel used in these specialized hybrid batteries is mined in central Africa, which in reality are more harm to the environment than the standard lead based batteries in most cars. The Toyota Prius has a 100,000 mile life span, as apposed to a Hummer that will last appx. 300,000 miles. Over its lifetime, a Prius costs $3.25 per mile driven. In contrast, the Hummer costs $1.95 per mile driven." [/i] And of what use will electric vehicles be if the power grid goes offline for a week? I am all for electric vehicles if they can guarantee cheap, relatively clean electric power. But don't want to see gasoline vehicles completely disappear. The USA better start building hydroelectric plants and fast! [MEDIA=youtube]yNLm2VKEtNQ[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]
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