Comments on: Is The Chevy Volt Really Green? http://www.blisstree.com/articles/is-the-chevy-volt-really-green-71/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:42:35 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Parts Chevy http://www.blisstree.com/articles/is-the-chevy-volt-really-green-71/comment-page-1/#comment-48776 Parts Chevy Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:19:41 +0000 http://www.unpluggedliving.com/is-the-chevy-volt-really-green/#comment-48776 Electricity, even when derived from a coal-burning power plants, is a greener solution than gasoline. Think of how much energy is wasted just pumping gasoline out of the ground, refining it, and transporting it to gas stations. Our electric grid is far more efficient, although there is certainly plenty of room for improvement. Even solar and wind energy have their own environmental costs, as they tend to be made from materials that are not exactly eco-friendly. Electric cars are the best solution for right now, with the hope that more efficient sources of electricity are established in the next decade. Electricity, even when derived from a coal-burning power plants, is a greener solution than gasoline. Think of how much energy is wasted just pumping gasoline out of the ground, refining it, and transporting it to gas stations. Our electric grid is far more efficient, although there is certainly plenty of room for improvement. Even solar and wind energy have their own environmental costs, as they tend to be made from materials that are not exactly eco-friendly. Electric cars are the best solution for right now, with the hope that more efficient sources of electricity are established in the next decade.

]]> By: Jason http://www.blisstree.com/articles/is-the-chevy-volt-really-green-71/comment-page-1/#comment-48711 Jason Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:25:45 +0000 http://www.unpluggedliving.com/is-the-chevy-volt-really-green/#comment-48711 Not exactly green, but there are a lot of things people can do to counter that even with out going solar.  They could look into programs like my local electricity company has called Windtricity you pay a little extra a month for power from the wind farms in west Texas.  Many states offer programs like that would be useful to offset the charging of the Chevy Volt. Not exactly green, but there are a lot of things people can do to counter that even with out going solar.  They could look into programs like my local electricity company has called Windtricity you pay a little extra a month for power from the wind farms in west Texas.  Many states offer programs like that would be useful to offset the charging of the Chevy Volt.

]]> By: Hil http://www.blisstree.com/articles/is-the-chevy-volt-really-green-71/comment-page-1/#comment-48733 Hil Sun, 02 Mar 2008 23:44:15 +0000 http://www.unpluggedliving.com/is-the-chevy-volt-really-green/#comment-48733 I just posted about this topic (electric car charging, not the volt ... well, that too, but, not together lol). We need to push cleaner energy along with alternative autos. If we don't, we'll wind up polluting as much as if we hadn't made any headway at all ... maybe worse. That's a scary thought! I just posted about this topic (electric car charging, not the volt … well, that too, but, not together lol). We need to push cleaner energy along with alternative autos. If we don’t, we’ll wind up polluting as much as if we hadn’t made any headway at all … maybe worse. That’s a scary thought!

]]> By: David http://www.blisstree.com/articles/is-the-chevy-volt-really-green-71/comment-page-1/#comment-48741 David Sun, 02 Mar 2008 04:42:19 +0000 http://www.unpluggedliving.com/is-the-chevy-volt-really-green/#comment-48741 Electricity from the Grid is Greener than gas 100% of the time. Also, Electricity has the potential of becoming even Greener in the coming years. Buring gas in an ICE motor will never become any cleaner than it already is. Now, with that being stated let me toss this idea out to every to nibble on. Regardless of zero new CO2 when driving off the batteries this car will use 100% locally produced electricity, not middle eastern oil. Nice!!! Finally, an electric motor has I have heard 80% fewer moving parts translating into a more efficent transfer of energy to the wheels and potentially far lower maintenance costs over the life of the vehicle. Electricity from the Grid is Greener than gas 100% of the time. Also, Electricity has the potential of becoming even Greener in the coming years. Buring gas in an ICE motor will never become any cleaner than it already is.

Now, with that being stated let me toss this idea out to every to nibble on. Regardless of zero new CO2 when driving off the batteries this car will use 100% locally produced electricity, not middle eastern oil. Nice!!!

Finally, an electric motor has I have heard 80% fewer moving parts translating into a more efficent transfer of energy to the wheels and potentially far lower maintenance costs over the life of the vehicle.

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