Comments on: CO2 Emissions http://gm-volt.com/2007/01/19/co2-emissions/ Real-time news, information, and discussion about the Chevrolet Volt. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:54:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: home made wind generators http://gm-volt.com/2007/01/19/co2-emissions/#comment-121984 home made wind generators Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:35:20 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/?p=17#comment-121984 Very useful blog:) will definitely visit soon- Very useful blog:) will definitely visit soon-

]]> By: Cary Mcclure http://gm-volt.com/2007/01/19/co2-emissions/#comment-78811 Cary Mcclure Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:11:37 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/?p=17#comment-78811 pmaihorif596fvcv pmaihorif596fvcv

]]> By: Cor van de Water http://gm-volt.com/2007/01/19/co2-emissions/#comment-27 Cor van de Water Sun, 28 Jan 2007 07:19:37 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/?p=17#comment-27 Why such a negative premise without doing any research? The data is really out there, any EAA (Electric Auto Association) can give you the info that shows how much LESS energy an electric car uses, compared to a gasoline car and this automatically results in lower emissions, besides the fact that electricity is already produced from green sources and that the emissions control at a power plant is usually in better shape than on many cars. Note that your data on CO2 production is in contrast with other data I found on the Internet, so please check your source. (US car CO2 emissions are 20% of US energy related emissions, according to: http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,1808314,00.html Why such a negative premise without doing any research? The data is really out there, any EAA (Electric Auto Association) can give you the info that shows how much LESS energy an electric car uses, compared to a gasoline car and this automatically results in lower emissions, besides the fact that electricity is already produced from green sources and that the emissions control at a power plant is usually in better shape than on many cars.
Note that your data on CO2 production is in contrast with other data I found on the Internet, so please check your source.
(US car CO2 emissions are 20% of US energy related emissions, according to:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,1808314,00.html

]]> By: Ian McDonald http://gm-volt.com/2007/01/19/co2-emissions/#comment-22 Ian McDonald Thu, 25 Jan 2007 20:00:12 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/?p=17#comment-22 Wrong! Let's see, let's list all the alternatives available: 1 - Pebble bed nuclear reactor technology. 2 - Solar powered charging stations (where feasible). 3 - Wind powered charging stations (where feasible). 4 - Wave powered charging stations (where feasible). 5 - Geothermal power stations (where feasible). By using each technology with existing solutions and where possible, together the need for more power PLUS the reduction of overall pollution can be achieved. The issue at hand is corporate greed is preventing us from moving forward into the 21st century. The other preventative is the overall attitude towards green energy (thanks to corporate slandering and political bad mouthing) the general population is ignorant of the true benefits and gains we as a race can achieve with going green. By installing solar panels onto homes and creating a re-charging infra-structure that is green reliant and independent from the grid we can overcome the problems WE have created. Yes global warming is a natural occurrence but only a blind fool would believe that we have not had a massive and negative influence. It's time to move into the 21st century and stop with the old way of thinking. So long as we continue to limit ourselves we will continue to make the same stupid mistakes. Wrong! Let’s see, let’s list all the alternatives available:

1 – Pebble bed nuclear reactor technology.
2 – Solar powered charging stations (where feasible).
3 – Wind powered charging stations (where feasible).
4 – Wave powered charging stations (where feasible).
5 – Geothermal power stations (where feasible).

By using each technology with existing solutions and where possible, together the need for more power PLUS the reduction of overall pollution can be achieved. The issue at hand is corporate greed is preventing us from moving forward into the 21st century. The other preventative is the overall attitude towards green energy (thanks to corporate slandering and political bad mouthing) the general population is ignorant of the true benefits and gains we as a race can achieve with going green.

By installing solar panels onto homes and creating a re-charging infra-structure that is green reliant and independent from the grid we can overcome the problems WE have created.

Yes global warming is a natural occurrence but only a blind fool would believe that we have not had a massive and negative influence. It’s time to move into the 21st century and stop with the old way of thinking. So long as we continue to limit ourselves we will continue to make the same stupid mistakes.

]]> By: Ryan http://gm-volt.com/2007/01/19/co2-emissions/#comment-13 Ryan Fri, 19 Jan 2007 22:12:01 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/?p=17#comment-13 "I like wind-powered electrolysis to generate hydrogen best." Nah, electrolysis isn't all that efficient, and hydrogen-based vehicles really only convert the energy from the hydrogen back to electricity anyway. We can just bypass the whole hydrogen thing and use electricity as the currency for exchanging energy. The energy from a wind-powered station is (essentially) instantly available to charge an electric vehicle. Hydrogen, on the other hand, must be extracted, delivered and stored using a complicated infrastructure that isn't going to be established anytime soon. “I like wind-powered electrolysis to generate hydrogen best.”

Nah, electrolysis isn’t all that efficient, and hydrogen-based vehicles really only convert the energy from the hydrogen back to electricity anyway. We can just bypass the whole hydrogen thing and use electricity as the currency for exchanging energy.

The energy from a wind-powered station is (essentially) instantly available to charge an electric vehicle. Hydrogen, on the other hand, must be extracted, delivered and stored using a complicated infrastructure that isn’t going to be established anytime soon.

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