tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965370542440002490.post3807546550224722615..comments2024-03-25T16:24:52.850-03:00Comments on Eco Yogini: The Electric Car- A Miracle Cure or Mirage?Eco Yoginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693080137196812405noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965370542440002490.post-11491991859271289552011-11-22T08:33:33.295-04:002011-11-22T08:33:33.295-04:00Also- just as an aside- there is some discussion t...Also- just as an aside- there is some discussion that the LEAF will be able to (at some point) be charged by home solar panels. Except- if you charged the car overnight (as most do) you'd need to have energy stored and kept waiting in the solar panels from the day to do it. <br /><br />definitely not a perfect solution, but interesting.Eco Yoginihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10693080137196812405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965370542440002490.post-50116229685842425702011-11-22T08:28:25.278-04:002011-11-22T08:28:25.278-04:00@EcoGrrl: that's it! Although, I'll be the...@EcoGrrl: that's it! Although, I'll be the first to say in the economically depressed working environment, that sometimes we don't have a lot of choice in jobs. <br /><br />@Leanne: It's the SOUND of the diesel engines that gets me. sigh.<br />Thanks for the link- I think I read it, but I'm on my way back for a refresher :)<br /><br />@Nicole: yep- sometimes I get to ride in my brother or dad's trucks (fishermen)- same! I agree, my little yaris hatchback is much more fuel efficient than the toyota prius.<br />I think electric cars can be a viable alternative for those of us who do live rurally.Eco Yoginihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10693080137196812405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965370542440002490.post-60425034859781042912011-11-22T07:45:26.723-04:002011-11-22T07:45:26.723-04:00An interesting post, to be sure! I live in rural ...An interesting post, to be sure! I live in rural Ontario, and I am one of the few who doesn't drive a big old truck, just like in your picture. Sometimes I get to ride in one, because my dad and brother-in-law both drive trucks because of the nature of the business that they are in. It satisfies the craving.<br /><br />And interestingly, because my parents are thrifty and think it's wasteful to replace a car that is still running, my dad's truck is a cleaner, greener alternative to my mom's aging car.<br /><br />We looked at going with the Honda hybrid when we were buying our smaller car. But once the research was in, we decided that it wasn't actually as great for the planet as advertised. And my hubby works at Honda.<br /><br />The real solution lies in moving to a society that doesn`t rely on cars, trucks and other modes of transportation. Sadly, where I live, without a car I am literally stranded. Sometimes I think the Mennonite population where I live has the right idea--horse and buggy. But then I`d have to examine the many unfriendly practices for the environment that are prevalent in their community.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450443439870553260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965370542440002490.post-15946997961521570532011-11-22T02:20:10.783-04:002011-11-22T02:20:10.783-04:00Good points, all of them, I reckon!
Yep, I'm ...Good points, all of them, I reckon!<br /><br />Yep, I'm a country girl too. I never met a machine I didn't like, and yes, I drool over minidiggers and tractor catalogues ;-)<br /><br />But we have to change. Electric cars are just as unsustainable as petrol driven cars, simply because they're created from the same mindset of "we can have it all" that produced our problems in the first place. <br /><br />And that's before you get into the whole energy used to create the things, the problems of disposing of batteries, and the coal which will probably be burned to create the electricity to run them.<br /><br />Our generation is more mobile than any before it, and I think we need to relocalise. Globalisation is rubbish thinking, in every respect. <br /><br />I guess what I'm saying is maybe it's time to return to a small world, and learn to love our own place and time, instead of always rushing about in an attempt to be someplace else. Who knows - we may even grow to like it!<br /><br />(BTW, I also wrote about the pitfalls of electric cars back in 2008 - <a href="http://www.hazeltreefarm.com/2008/06/save-us-from-electric-car.html" rel="nofollow"><b>Save us from the electric car!</b></a>)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15497683565965322222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965370542440002490.post-69964240920525006062011-11-21T21:57:44.693-04:002011-11-21T21:57:44.693-04:00Exactly...a car driven w coal or oil? But cities c...Exactly...a car driven w coal or oil? But cities can be designed (and redesigned) to be less car dependent - and people can choose to live places that are focused on this and take jobs that dont require cars...people tend to forget they are choosing their lifestyles then blame others - its like bitching about government then not voting!EcoGrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04856550147714231721noreply@blogger.com