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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (330133)	3/23/2007 4:51:21 PM
From: Road Walker	Respond to of 1575538

re: 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. That's the savings in $'s, not the "actual savings in energy". In fact I don't know what you mean by "actual savings in energy". We are talking about getting off oil, not energy. Nuke plants, solar, wind, there are a lot of things we can do. If I put solar panels on my house, it would probably save the equivalent electricity it would take to power an electric car to and from work every day. (Granted I work close to home).

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (330133)	3/23/2007 5:03:30 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575538

re: 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. It's savings in $'s not "actual savings in energy". We're talking about getting off oil, not energy. Why are you so negative? You work for a company whose vision was a large part of changing the way the world works. Unless it's all political, and I think energy efficiency is anything but political, I don't understand why you can't see farther than the length of your nose. A lot of the best thinking is coming out of SV.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (330133)	3/27/2007 5:44:06 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1575538

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.