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It is obvious to some extent, Prius was the badge of honor for many "bleeding green", now the mantle has been taken by Tesla and rightfully so. Electric cars h
by sremani 13y ago
It is obvious to some extent, Prius was the badge of honor for many "bleeding green", now the mantle has been taken by Tesla and rightfully so.
Electric cars have many advantages - because the fuel is now electricity which can be produced from multiple sources. If you are motivated customer, you can produce it on your roof (in limited amounts usual max is 10kW plant) and of course if you have land, you can add some small medium wind devices.
But most of the people have to remember a one very green option available to them, that is use your current car till it goes into the grave and while doing so drive sparingly and only on need basis. The biggest problem with carbon footprint reduction is life-style and behavior every thing else is a symptoms of it.
- sliverstorm 13y agoThat's the one thing people don't want to remember. What do you mean, bi-weekly trips from LA to NY in my Tesla are less green than bi-weekly trips to the grocery store in that old pickup? Ridiculous!
- logfromblammo 13y agoOne might think that electric power-assist bicycles would be a greater prize for the greenhearted, but it turns out that the Tesla S is a lot more fun to own, despite being far more wasteful of Earth's precious natural resources. The perpetual pissing contest to decide who is the greenest often focuses too much on what is visible and demonstrable, rather than the things which are less noticeable but more effective. Trading up from a Prius to a Tesla might earn you some green cred, but moving your home closer to your usual travel destinations and supporting commuter mass transit somehow doesn't generate the same prestige. I'm happy for Tesla, and sad for Toyota, but given my budget, this contest for customers is a bit above my notice.
- ZoF 13y agoOwning a Tesla doesn't give you much green cred in my book.
- logfromblammo 13y agoNor mine, but I don't get invited to those fancy carbon-neutral parties, either. It might be because I still conform to the archaic and unfashionable practice of burning gasoline to get to work, but it might also be due to my excessive nerdliness.
- blueskin_ 13y agoAlso many disadvantages - primarily range anxiety, but also the general expense, both of the car, and of the inevitable battery replacements. The best currently available technology is the plugin hybrid that can be used purely electrically for very short trips, but is capable of making longer distances too, as well as reducing the wear on its batteries to make them last a lot longer.