The Other Coast by Adrian Raeside for March 08, 2011

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    Kvasir42 Premium Member over 13 years ago

    You might want to check your electric bill.

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    kcorl001  over 13 years ago

    Interestingly, the cost of charging his car is (if Planet Green is to be believed) about $2 to $4 to fully charge. For a month of visits (unlikely to be every day… figure 2x/wk?) let’s say an average of $20 more on her montly bill. And the charge (off 110 volt outlet) takes 8 hours or so… Or maybe I’m overthinking this.. LOL

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    VancouverRaven  over 13 years ago

    The more I read from environmentalist, the more short-sighted I find them becoming.

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    hippogriff  over 13 years ago

    Strange, I know a few Prius owners who have had theirs for over five years and none have replaced their batteries. And there are a lot of ways to generate electricity than burning coal. We just defeated a coal plant in our backyard, which wouldn’t have been needed at all if the local power monopoly would have bought cheaper hydroelectric current. When rates are set on a cost-plus basis, naturally the higher the cost, the higher the plus they can pocket.

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    Charles Weir  over 13 years ago

    @tcayer. Look how much nickel goes into the chrome of a Hummer.

    I know someone with an electric car. He has solar panels that charges it. He has a Prius for long trips and that’s his gas guzzler. He says he gets complaints from people who bike to work because of the amount of rubber used in the tires of his electric car. You can see his sit at http://www.evnut.com/

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    bmonk  over 13 years ago

    Another possibility: charge the car with a wind turbine. You could also have other batteries to hold a full charge in reserve at the turbine, in case you get a series of calm days.

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