Re: Are EVs really better than regular gas powered Vehicles?

Juls,

     That's some pretty old information. The old lead acid batteries used for over 75 years are toxic and full of acid but even they are 96% recyclable. The new advanced batteries are made of lithium and the EPA actually rates them as so non toxic you can put them in the trash when your done with then.

   When you run a gas vehicle it has 80% lost energy due to heat and friction. Have even seen all the parts in an ICE engine ? Not to mention the pollution they make as they run. Or the oil they use for lubrication trying to reduce the losses. It's amazing they can move at all.

   The you also have to add in the wasteful braking that just used more friction to stop and makes asbestos dust doing it. 

     Now if you take an Electric Vehicle like the ACPropulsions T-Zero with a very powerful AC motor, regenerative barking and powerful yet safe lithium batteries you have real efficiency. You never need to shift to go from 0 to 100 mph. It's  regerative brakes return 80% of the energy in braking to the batteries.  There are only 2 moving parts in the AC motor for about96% efficency.

    In fact they even have V2G, Vehicle to grid energy transfer, you can charge off peak, and sell on peak, 4 cents in , 26 cents per KwH out. Now that's a great vehicle. It can also go 300  miles per charge. On a long down hill you can end up with more energy than you started with, and no braking loses or dust or waste heat.  

    Pluggin in to charge is about 80 cents a gallon worth of energy. It's american made power with no imports or trade deficients. If you have renewable energy like solar and or wind it's free refueling.   

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