We've Been Calling Them Coal-Powered Cars From the Beginning -- Now Even the Environmentalists Are Calling Them What They Are

Updates

June 19, 2011: Green vehicles will create a significant amount of carbon over the lifetime of the vehicle compared to conventional automobile.

A typical medium sized family car will create around 24 tonnes of CO2 during its life cycle, while an electric vehicle (EV) will produce around 18 tonnes over its life. For a battery EV, 46% of its total carbon footprint is generated at the factory, before it has travelled a single mile.

Original Post

Yahoo!News story here.

OilPrice.com story here.

I remember all the grief I got when I first referred to them as coal-powered cars -- now, it's mainstream.

Thank you Yahoo!News and and OilPrice.com.

Thank goodness for "blogger" time-date stamping blog entries.