Reasonable Electric Car

[glatt]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Looks like a mini mini.

Electric cars would help decrease our dependency on oil but if you have to plug it in you are increasing the demand on the power systems and that electricity is most likely made from a big assed power plant spewing stuff in the air.

Coal is very dirty, and it may be better for the environment to burn gasoline in cars than to burn coal to charge the batteries to run clean cars. But if you are burning oil to make electricity, burning that oil in the plant will probably be cleaner than burning it in many cars, because the pollution controls in the plant will be better. Also, if hydro or nukes are used to charge the car, the pollution is virtually nonexistent.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by glatt

Coal is very dirty, and it may be better for the environment to burn gasoline in cars than to burn coal to charge the batteries to run clean cars. But if you are burning oil to make electricity, burning that oil in the plant will probably be cleaner than burning it in many cars, because the pollution controls in the plant will be better. Also, if hydro or nukes are used to charge the car, the pollution is virtually nonexistent.

Hydro yes, nukes no. Still haven't found a long term solution to those pesky rods when they wear out.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Hydro yes, nukes no. Still haven't found a long term solution to those pesky rods when they wear out.

I don't get it. The gumint has vast tracts of land that were used for nuke testing and are too contaminated for anything, for about a jillion years. Put the damn stuff there.

Also, the hundreds of thousands of barrels containing nuke plant waste, are filled mostly with contaminated clothing/tools that the nuke workers used. Yes it's not something you want in your yard, but it's no where as dangerous as spent fuel rods.

Oh, and Iran or North Korea would probably be glad to have the spent rods.

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Hydro yes, nukes no. Still haven't found a long term solution to those pesky rods when they wear out.

Even stacking them next to the power plant is a better long term solution than burning and spewing in the air, which is what we do with fossil fuels.

[xoxoxoBruce]

That's been the plan up to now, but they are running out of room.
One of the problems with nuke waste disposal is moving it. Even though they have built trucks and rail cars to carry it that are literally bomb proof, every time they try to make a move, dozens of groups file for injunctions to stop them.

Oh, and nukes are so easy to operate safely, even the french can do it.