It has been said that an F150 is more green cradle to grave than a Prius when
you include battery disposal.
Full disclosure, I just took delivery of a hybrid, but it shares the garage
with a F150. The Triumphs reside in a separate garage.
When you think about it, our Triumphs are, at this time, more 'green' than any
electric or hybrid vehicle.
Cheers,
Doug
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Doug Mitchell
dmitchel@sbcglobal.net
Tylerpthompson@yahoo.com wrote:
>You are correct. It takes coal fired power plants, gas fire power plants,
>hydro, solar and wind to power these batteries! Then they end up in a
>landfill as it doesn't pay to recycle them. But they are "green" vehicles and
>oh so manly. I am waiting for a hydrogen vehicle. Zero emissions and
>power....maybe not in my lifetime but.
>
>I almost got hit walking in a parking lot a few months back. The guy was
>backing up in his Prius and since it makes no noise, he just about clipped me.
>Had I not heard the sand under the tires, and yelled, well.....
>
>Ty
>
>
>Sent from my iPad
>(Please excuse any errors or typos)
>
>On Apr 1, 2013, at 12:07 PM, Randall <tr3driver@ca.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> ---- RACER BUD <budscars@comcast.net> wrote:
>>> What happens to The electric cars when the batteries are no good
>>> anymore..?..and what does it cost to replace tham..or..what becomes of the
>>> car?
>>
>> They're kind of expensive to replace; buddy of mine said the battery for his
>1st gen Prius was $7k but he convinced Toyota to cover half (which I suspect
>means the wholesale price is closer to $3.5k). (Yes, I realize a Prius has a
>relatively small battery, it's just a data point).
>>
>> When the car isn't worth the price of a new or rebuilt battery, it gets
>scrapped just like any other car that isn't worth repairing.
>>
>> At the moment, AFAIK the nearest Li-ion battery recycling facility is in
>Canada. Toxco was supposed to open a new plant in Ohio last year, but it
>doesn't seem to have happened yet. At the moment, lithium is so cheap that it
>doesn't pay to recycle it; but likely that will change if electric cars gain
>more acceptance.
>>
>> Personally, I don't see full electric as ever replacing internal combustion.
>There is certainly a niche market for them, short distance commuting and so
>on. But the advantages aren't nearly as great as some folks like to claim.
>They aren't anywhere close to "zero pollution"; its just that most of the
>pollution comes out somewhere else. NFI, YMMV, etc.
>>
>> Randall
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