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Battery Included

Monday Oct 13, 2008

I'm considering installing one of these on my Prius to make my commute to work virtually gas-free.

I drive 70 miles round trip to work and also shuttle my kids around town; according to the "carbon footprint calculator" on the hymotion website, here would be the resulting reduction in my footprint:

  • MPG would improve from 45 to 90. I could recharge the battery at Sun, so I'd get the booster benefit both ways for my commute.

  • Gallons of gas consumed yearly would be reduced from 550 to 265. At today's price of $3.85/gallon, I'd save over $1k in one year.

  • Yearly trips to the gas station would go from 46 to 22. ;-)

  • Lbs of CO2 produced yearly would decrease from 10,671 to 5,132.

  • Lbs of other greenhouse gases produced yearly would decrease from 562 to 270.

    • Ok, so it's a bit pricey ($9995). But it's currently less pricey than the all-electric cars that are available or on the horizon. For example, see this beauty.

    And it just seems like a good thing to do.

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    Posted at 11:06AM Oct 13, 2008 by Virginia Waite in Sun
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    ...but what about the pollution that was generated to create this battery pack? It could be putting out as much CO2 in its manufacture as you're saving with gas? Just a thought.

    Posted by Kevin on October 13, 2008 at 11:24 AM PDT #

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