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Default Fully Electric Car available soon

In article ews.net,
Doctor Drivel wrote:
So when a 200hp engine has to deliver only 5hp for crawling in city
traffic, the efficiency is extremely low indeed. And they also pollute
like hell and ruin people's lungs.


A petrol car with a catalytic convertor actually produces less pollutants
than exist in city air. The main by product of combustion is CO2, and that
doesn't damage lungs. Of course it may on the planet you come from.

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