Calling this car pollution free is a misnomer. The car is pollution free only with respect to emissions, i.e., no smoke comes out of the exhaust. However, in absolute terms, the 8 hours that it takes to charge it has to be considered. The battery capacity is 200Ah. Which means it will consume 9.6KWh per charge. thats 10 units of power. per month that translates to 300 units. thats the equivalent of running your average washing machine for 85 hours continuously! so what it is really doing is actually polluting the world invisibly by making the fossil fuel based power stations produce more smoke out of THEIR chimneys! It might make a good advertising campaign but its the duty of the company to inform people of the real facts and allow them to make an informed decision instead of making them believe they are saving the planet by buying this car...
RE:pollution free?
by Vishal Jain on Mar 18, 2008 03:48 PM Permalink
U r a good mathematician. But did u do ur calculations on cost per running kilometre basis also vis-s-vis etrol/Diesel running vehicles?? And if u did, u'd be surprised. It ost far lower to run an electric car.
BTW, The cost of producing elecricity in power plants is far more lower than consuming Fossil fuels for producing equivalent amount of power.
RE:pollution free?
by Rajarajan on Mar 18, 2008 04:27 PM Permalink
Hello Badri,
I do understand your efforts to tell that this car might produce invisible pollution, I dont think this could lead into invisible pollution, my suggestion would be generating the green energy in all sector from Windmill, Hydro,nuclier. Most of the developed countries produce there base energy from Hydel,Wind, and nuclear, Hence is believe these kind of inovation will produce 70% of the pollution world wide, I look forward for your comments.
