Hybrid + Solar = Energy Independence?
A number of days ago, I wrote a story, What's better than a hybrid car, a plug-in hybrid of course. In that story I mentioned an electric-truck owner whom forced Ford to sell him an electric vehicle, rather than destroying it, after his lease was up on the truck.
The farmer loved his truck because his fuel, electricity from a small solar array, charged the truck for free.
On the EV1.org website, there is a picture of a house and its solar roof. Only taking one-quarter of the roof, the solar system generates enough electricity to power the home and two electric cars - for the same monthly price as their old electric bill.
What could be more independent, more American, than independently-produced clean energy? No foreign oil, no pollution, no rolling blackouts. And, on a united grid, American citizens could sell energy to other Americans and the world - clean energy - not tied to terrorism.
Hybrid cars, such as the Prius, Escape hybrid, Lexus RX400h hybrid, or Toyota Highlander hybrid could quite easily be converted into plug-in-gasoline-electric hybrids. Able to be charged cleanly in urban driving, these hybrids could also utilize gas when needed.
Fuel cell technology will be great, but the technology to radically make the world safer via cleaner and cheaper energy exists now. Greed and profit are unacceptable justifications for putting off until tomorrow what needs to be done today.
Demand nothing less than hybrid car efficiency.
The farmer loved his truck because his fuel, electricity from a small solar array, charged the truck for free.
On the EV1.org website, there is a picture of a house and its solar roof. Only taking one-quarter of the roof, the solar system generates enough electricity to power the home and two electric cars - for the same monthly price as their old electric bill.
What could be more independent, more American, than independently-produced clean energy? No foreign oil, no pollution, no rolling blackouts. And, on a united grid, American citizens could sell energy to other Americans and the world - clean energy - not tied to terrorism.
Hybrid cars, such as the Prius, Escape hybrid, Lexus RX400h hybrid, or Toyota Highlander hybrid could quite easily be converted into plug-in-gasoline-electric hybrids. Able to be charged cleanly in urban driving, these hybrids could also utilize gas when needed.
Fuel cell technology will be great, but the technology to radically make the world safer via cleaner and cheaper energy exists now. Greed and profit are unacceptable justifications for putting off until tomorrow what needs to be done today.
Demand nothing less than hybrid car efficiency.
Labels: electric cars, energy independence, Escape hybrid, Ford, Ford Escape hybrid, fuel efficiency, Highlander hybrid, Hybrid Vehicles, Lexus hybrid, plug-in hybrids, prius, toyota
posted by Dahcredyns at
12:22 PM
1 Comments:
More people should learn about electric vehicles as a solution. "Zero emissions" is something that's going to be required by law one day (you know it will). Making the decision to go electric is far cheaper anyway, like 10 cents on the dollar vs. gas. (source: zapworld.com)
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