Along this line, now that the GM electric cars are being delivered, can
someone comment on how or where you can get them recharged? I imagine you
get a home charging unit with the car, but do they have "public charging
stations" or any such place? Anyone in CA. care to comment?
Mike Ellsworth
71 Midget
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> From: Scott Gardner <gardner@lwcomm.com>
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: "Zero" Emissions Autos
> Date: Saturday, February 01, 1997 7:05 PM
>
> I'd like to add my two cents' worth on the new electric cars. While
> I realize they have their faults (limited performance and range being
> the two biggest), they would be ideal for a second or third car, to
> be used as a commuter vehicle. Even though they are not truly "zero
> emissions", it is much more efficient to produce the energy upstream
> at the power plant, than in thousands of individual internal
> combustion engines. Also, where many people are driving around with
> poorly-maintained, gross polluters, this would not be a problem with
> electric cars, because all of the emissions would take place at the power
plant,
> which would have stricter, more enforceable maintenance rules than any
one individual
> car.
> Someone has made the claim that electric cars will produce MORE
> pollution, at least in the lead department, than a car burning leaded
> fuel. I'd be curious how, since lead-acid batteries don't gas off
> lead, and lead recycling from lead-acid batteries is one of the
> oldest and most successful recycling programs in existence. Many of
> these cars don't even use lead-acid batteries at all.
> Lastly, don't forget that there is one case where an electric
> car IS zero-emissions-- Stopped in traffic. No internal combustion
> car can say this. I don't advocate the removal of gas-burning cars,
> but it's time to realize that an alternative is needed, and for the
> commuter, electric cars are the best we have so far.
> Scott Gardner
> gardner@lwcomm.com
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