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Like the boob who "calculated" that Hummers are more benign than
| hybrids, these stories take on a life of their own. Once NRDC published doubts about the benefits of plug-in cars, many others pick up the story, and spread it, like black lung disease in an unventilated coal mine. NRDC has not retracted, to my knowledge; and they are joined by something called a "Minnesota Pollution Council", proving once again that while figures don't lie... ------------------------------------------------- "New York City, NY (AHN) - ... questions are now being raised on the wisdom of blending regular fuel with ethanol ... A similar question is now being thrown at plug-in hybrid cars before the first commercial models roll off the production line. "Two separate reports are raising the possibility that plug-in vehicles may even worsen air pollution. "According to the Natural Resources Defense Council [NRDC], smoke discharge from facilities that provide electricity to recharge large batteries may replace the benefit of lower emissions coming from a hybrid's tailpipe. This is particularly true for areas in the U.S. where electricity is still generated by coal, which may result to significant hike in soot and mercury emanating from the electric power plants. "Plug-in cars, once their batteries are drained, will still use gasoline to power the wheels and recharge the batteries. While a long-life battery uses less gasoline, it will use more electricity to recharge the large batteries. "Meanwhile, a study by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency said emissions of plug-in automobiles have more sulfur dioxide emissions which, in large amounts, is toxic and a component of acid rain. The study estimates a hybrid's sulfur dioxide discharge to be twice that of cars running purely on gasoline and three or four times that of a regular hybrid vehicle...Vittorio Hernandez - AHN News Writer" http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7010150220 |
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