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To: tejek who wrote (206359)	3/21/2011 8:17:28 PM
From: T L Comiskey	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 361897

re “What’s the point of having E.V.’s charge from a coal plant that blows smoke into the atmosphere 24 hours a day?” 'even with '..coal fired ..electric charging.. the carbon foot print is less than burning gasoline.. just the facts pbjots.blogspot.com "The overall efficiency of the electric car depends most signficantly on the source of electricity. If you electric car is recharged from your own windmill, the efficiency can be as much as 80%, but if power station losses and grid losses are also included that may drop to as much as 28%. Still better than the petrol car though."