Why You Should Drive an Electric Car

[penk]

This morning, while getting ready to go to the Worcester Electric Vehicle Ride and Drive Event I put together a little placard to show next to my Chevy Volt to answer some basic questions. What is a Volt, how efficient is it, etc.

It got me thinking. How much is this really helping things? Am I really driving green?

Well, lets take a look at the

Comments

[points]

Don't forget to take into your calculations the 'lifetime' energy costs of the vehicle as well. That includes the construction and proper disposal. I haven't looked up numbers lately, but the earlier Prius numbers, when TCO was factored in, actually ended up being a bit higher if I recall correctly.