Do Electric Vehicles Really Create Less Pollution?

This roughed out powerpoint compares 4 types of vehicles: 1) Gasoline internal combustion engine (ICE) 2) Hybrid gas-electric vehicle (HEV) 3) Plug-in Hybrid vehicle (PHEV) 4) All-electric vehicle (EV), and the CO2, Volatile Organic Compounds, Carbon Minoxide, and Sulfur Oxides.

Although the electric vehicle produces more sulfer oxides than the others (if the power comes from coal), for the other three forms of pollution, the ICE and HEV have much more than the plug-in Hybrid or electric vehicle.

One big advantage of the electric car is that you can make clean power yourself (using solar) and that better government regulation can clean up grid power. But even power from coal is used more efficiently in an electric car then oil in a gas car.

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[milofonbil]

Vote YES to US jobs - build windmills and other renewable energy sources. Vote YES to freedom - quit fighting other people's wars. Vote YES to stop funding terrorism - use no foreign oil. Vote YES to freedom of religion - let people worship the way they want to. Vote YES to taking responsibility - get a PHEV.

[redhotcustoms]

dude, how can you say theyre dirtier? the only way there is any pollution from an EV is from the energy source and the discarding of the batteries and motors. do you realize how much we are dependent on foreign oils? do you have any clue of what would happen if we let oil companies do whatever they wanted? itd be total chaos. theres about $250 billion dollars or so left in oil in this earth, and thats money the oil companies are trying to suck up for there selfs.

[milofonbil]

@hambone9119 I figure when people resort to screaming and calling names, they can't back their own argument with facts and are in no position to learn anything. On the other hand, when people are willing to be civil, there is room for interesting exchanges of ideas. I can learn from them, they can learn from me. Thanks for being civil and thanks for sharing your ideas.

[hambone9119]

@milofonbil Thanx pleasure talking with you dude, and for once a decent convo on youtube.

[milofonbil]

@hambone9119 I'm sure someone will figure out how to hack the car noise file required when electric cars drive slowly.

There are clubs out there that will do conversions. Check out the pages at SeattleEVA. org

[milofonbil]

@hambone9119 Oil changes remove metal particles from friction and decomposed oil out of your engine. Oil changes every 3000-5000 miles will keep your engine from excessively wearing.

Car companies do make flex fuel engines. Look in wikipedia: List of flexible-fuel vehicles by car manufacturer

[milofonbil]

@ogicabp4u Internal combustion engines like the ones used in cars are heat engines. Their efficiency is inherently limited by the Otto cycle. Electric motors are not heat engines and therefore not limited by thermodynamics.

[hambone9119]

@milofonbil Wow i never knew that you learn something every day, though i must say i my panal van has the orignal Engine with 1million kmh on the clock, and its not blowing smoke yet, i guess it depends, some are lucky some arent. At high speeds though the engine sounds rattly and worn.

[milofonbil]

@hambone9119 Average life of an internal combustion engine car is 15 years.

[milofonbil]

@jeffsandychelsea

I buy 100% renewable electricity and gas. Pollution = ZERO.

Internal combustion vehicles are only 15-20% efficient in converting gasoline (which has 33.5 kWh of energy in a gallon) to motion on pavement.

Electric motors are very much in the high 90's. Electric motors can also be used with regenerative breaking. Slowing down or going downhill charges the batteries.

[hambone9119]

@milofonbil What would be cool is if they made an electric car that could similate the noise of classic 60s muscle car yet look identical, then i would swith gladly, And as for Hummers i hate them biggest waste of fuel piece of crap ive ever seen, Ill take the 60 plus year Land rover defendor, thats still in production.

[hambone9119]

@milofonbil whats funny is ive had my falcon for 5 years havent change the oil once, still runs and it is surprisingly very quite for an old car, Have you seen the brazillion Volkswagon kombi van it runs on petrol and something else but it is flexi engine i dont see why car companies dont make an engine to run on fuel and also say peanut or canola oil it would save the ocean in the long run.