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Not in my backyard?
What everyone insists on ignoring is that while it's not emitting gases right there, a few hundred miles away, there's a buttload of fossil fuel being burned, and even more of it used for that the energy has to be converted more than it would with direct/immediate use as fossil fuel in the bike or car. Add the batteries to that, and you've got a worse situation.

Electric vehicles will only be Green when the electricity comes from solar and wind (and other non-polluting technologies.) Meanwhile, it's just another case of "Not in my backyard."
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The trouble is...the sulphur and mercury emiting  Feldwebel Wolfenstool | 08/02/07
A few solar panels  Byterat | 08/02/07
a FEW?  jt@... | 08/03/07
We have to start somewhere.  Non-Zealand | 08/02/07
powerplant emissions make plug-it-in bikes un-green  paul613 | 08/03/07
green to the extreme  J. D. S. | 08/03/07
or...  hines@... | 08/03/07
not really, every things is not 100% green  madmax_2069 | 08/04/07
Right, the picture isn't always simple  GonePhishing | 08/03/07
Motorcycles are a good place to start vehiclewise  Boot_Agnostic | 08/03/07
Let's get rid of one big MYTH right away  motorcycles_are_fun | 08/03/07
Considerations you are ommitting  kenji.ishikawa@... | 08/03/07
Drive smarter  gary.douglas@... | 08/03/07
Of course there are blind spots  GreenChild | 08/03/07
Noise  chromeronin | 09/06/07
Yet another...  Dr. John | 08/03/07
I  Boot_Agnostic | 08/06/07
Take exception to only one point... re: car drivers  Red_Beard | 08/07/07
It's both  boxmonkey | 11/18/07
Not in my backyard?  jt@... | 08/03/07
Ignorance  boxmonkey | 11/18/07
40 miles on one charge for a 6k+ bike  coverlt@... | 08/03/07
OK for an off road bike  motorcycles_are_fun | 08/03/07
Price is the problem  hines@... | 08/03/07
But as a commuter it makes sense.  ajole | 09/06/07
And then I watched the video  ajole | 09/06/07
I hear all the talk here about power plants poluting BUT  vbp1 | 08/03/07
Power Plants  Ole Rellik | 08/03/07
Of course there are blind spots  GreenChild | 08/03/07
Oops... reply to message above. Moderator, please delete  GreenChild | 08/03/07
It wiil never sell to cyclists  jpgeorgia | 08/03/07
Yes, it will sell to motorcyclists  slamspam | 08/14/07
Bull  ajole | 09/06/07
Nice bike for...  intj-astral@... | 08/03/07
Green Motorcycle  roymac | 08/04/07
Cradle to grave responsibility  apple314@... | 08/06/07
with out bike life is short.  afzal-110 | 08/21/07
RE: A motorcycle that's fast, silent and green  charles.zellers@... | 09/07/07
RE: Silent is NOT an advantage.  geedavey@... | 11/05/07
Portable battery  boxmonkey | 11/18/07
RE: A motorcycle that's fast, silent and green  turningleaf | 10/15/08

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