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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (169460)	12/6/2008 9:54:03 AM
From: Dan3	Read Replies (1) of 306849

Re: still the efficiency of an electric vehicle, even if the generator utilizes oil or fossil fuels, is 10x that of a gasoline powered vehicle Nope. A car is typically about 20% to 25% efficient but can range up 35%. Stationary diesels can be up to 50% efficiency but electric distribution and charging losses use up about 30% of the power generated. You're most likely looking at real world net difference of, at best, 35% vs. 25% and I'm assuming a very, very, efficient distribution and charging process. If you just switch to hybrids, it's probably a wash. Now if you were to build a Nuke on one of the islands, you'd have a zero emission source for the electricity and it would used domestic fuel, but I'm not sure a Volcanic island is a good place for a Nuke. If she wants to do something less idiotic, she should build an LNG terminal on one of the islands.

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