On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 19:47:54 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:


1) Make electricity (in this country) mainly burning gas / oil =
pollution.

The Prius can't be re-charged from the mains - it uses its own petrol
engine for this.

I was speaking about electric cars generaly but that's good to know
(out of interest).

4) Use you batteries (for a few hundred cycles and they need changing =
pollution).

And cost some 2000 quid.

My (very low tech) 8 x 6V Crompton semi-traction monoblocks were £800
20 years ago! ;-(


He only reads ads. And can't understand the concept of energy in and
energy out.

Obviously ;-)

All the best ..

T i m