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To: Brumar89 who wrote (862398)6/4/2015 10:17:01 AM
From: Wharf Rat  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1576865
 
"Where do they get their energy from? The electrical grid and the electrical grid is powered by nuclear, water, or fossil fuel."

Silly little boy. You forgot sun, wind, geothermal, tidal, and biomass. Out of all those 8 sources, only one emits fossil carbon.

"battery disposal is incredibly toxic to the environment."

Battery disposal is incredibly wasteful.

California utility PG&E has given Green Wombat an exclusive look at new
technology that could provide a big boost to both the nascent
electric car market and renewable energy production. In the coming years, the utility plans to buy thousands of plug-in hybrid and electric car batteries once they’ve outlived their usefulness for transportation and install them in the basements of office towers and at electrical substations to store green energy.

thegreenwombat.com