Electric Yaris is here!

[freeridelectric]

Originally Posted by Tamago

will someone explain how it's better for the environment?

Electric cars do not directly emit pollutants like the hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, carcinogens, or carbon dioxide spurred by all internal combustion engines. However, since much of the power grid that recharges an electric car burns large percentages of fossil fuels, they can indirectly pollute.

When comparing the emissions of a conventional gasoline vehicle to that of an electric car on a miles-travelled basis, the EV will always have far less emisisons, even when the local grid is fueled entirely by coal, the dirtest of fuel sources.

More importantly, the electricity that powers electric cars can be created from many diverse sources, including renewable ones like hydroelectric power, geothermal energy, tidal power, solar electric and wind energy

http://evworld.com/fasttrack/index.cfm?show=myths

Hope this helps.

[Tamago]

Originally Posted by freeridelectric

Electric cars do not directly emit pollutants like the hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, carcinogens, or carbon dioxide spurred by all internal combustion engines. However, since much of the power grid that recharges an electric car burns large percentages of fossil fuels, they can indirectly pollute.

When comparing the emissions of a conventional gasoline vehicle to that of an electric car on a miles-travelled basis, the EV will always have far less emisisons, even when the local grid is fueled entirely by coal, the dirtest of fuel sources.

More importantly, the electricity that powers electric cars can be created from many diverse sources, including renewable ones like hydroelectric power, geothermal energy, tidal power, solar electric and wind energy

http://evworld.com/fasttrack/index.cfm?show=myths

Hope this helps.

so basically i'll need to first move to an area where i know the electricity is being made "cleanly" before i can brag about saving the environment?

and what happens when the batteries need to be replaced? how much damage will be done during the "recycling" process?