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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (330133)	3/27/2007 5:44:06 PM
From: tejek	of 1576220

JF, > The equivalent cost compared to oil is $1 per gallon. That's not what I saw. From the time the oil or coal is burned at the power plant to the time the electricity is used to power the car, the actual savings in energy is not that significant. Is it better to produce five silicon chips at a time or a thousand? Usually, there are certain efficiencies realized when something is done on a large scale. In addition, pollution controls tend to be more effective. Finally, not all electricity is produced by oil, coal or gas fired generators. I believe 30% is produced by hydroelectric, nuclear and alternative energy sources. The exaggerated claims reminds me of hybrid technology. Many people think we can cut our oil consumption in half if we all drove hybrids. The reality is more complicated and much less rosy, even though I'm still a believer in the technology. Even if they only cut energy consumption by 10% that would be huge.

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