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Old 05-06-2006, 08:04 PM
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Default Re: The Trouble with EV (or, why hybrids ROCK!)

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Originally Posted by sweetbeet
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Moral #2: Pump and carry chemical energy, and convert to electricity on the fly. This is why hybrids eat all-electric vehicles' lunches, and always will.
I'm curious where the definition of EV as "all-electric" came from? Not trying to be smart, just curious. All electricity has to be generated from somewhere, whether it's fossil fuels, wind, sun, hydro..., so what's to keep from calling a fuel cell vehicle an EV? You're just generating the electricity on-board, rather than off-line. And yes, you have to get the hydrogen from somewhere, but hopefully the only practical source won't always be fossil fuels. I could envision the day when wind or solar could be used to fill your home hydrogen tank, or the tank at the "gas" station, and you "simply" pump it.

Your statement "always will" was what tweeked me...
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