Susan asks…
What do you think the best eco-friendly car is?
Doesn’t have to be just based on mpg or co2 emissions, but also price, practicality and performance as well.
Please state why as well, thanks
The Expert answers:
Based on MPG and co2 EMISSIONS and performance, well, your answer is the tesla roadster.
No emissions, runs on electricity. Range of 400km (250 miles) on a single charge. 0-60 in 3.7 seconds!!!
But not practical because its $100 000. Only for the rich…
but you can convert your own gasoline car into an all electric car for atleast $5000. Depending on how good you want it to be. A really good conversion would be above $10 000. Still cheaper than a brand new car, and it will beat most gas cars on the street in acceleration. Electric motors have superior torque, so they will out accelerate almost anything. Unless if you put in a small motor, with heavy lead acid batteries. Lots of people do that because they’re on a tight budget, so they get the low end stuff…
Lots of people are converting gasoline cars into electric cars in their own garages everyday!!! I plan on doing one, and i want it to go FAST!!! So i gotta get a job cause i’ll need some money…
Also, check out this electric car, its a car someone converted in their garage. Its nickname is the white zombie. It does quarter mile in 11 point something seconds. It beats all these corvettes, and muscle cars, its awesome! Check it out!
Http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrHXdM9f13k
btw, even if electric cars get their electricity from coal, they’re still better than gasoline. Think about this, a gas car puts EIGHT TONNES of CO2 into the air IN ONE YEAR!!! An electric car uses less electricity than a clothes drier.
Thomas asks…
What are ‘plug-in hybrids’? Are these cars always eco-friendly?
Another barrier, Mr. Smith said, lies in the batteries for so-called plug-in hybrids, which require more powerful batteries that charge more quickly than the current generation of hybrid batteries.
The Expert answers:
The thing is, it takes a certain amount of energy to move the car, whether conventional gas or diesel combustion or hybrid gas-electric or plain electric. That energy has to come from somewhere. So, a combustion engine is bad for the environment, but then so are power plants which generate the power to charge the batteries. People just don’t seem to get this idea about where the energy comes from and are the ones crowing about how eco-friendly a hybrid is, but it really ISN’T al that good when you consider the root source where the energy used to move the car comes from.
Betty asks…
What are the best ‘small cars’ which are eco friendly and don’t consume too much petrol?
im getting a new car.
The Expert answers:
Small by north american standards or Small by Euro standards?
Chris asks…
What’s the most eco-friendly car in the UK?
My rustbucket’s just been scrapped and I while i love my bike and my feet and my rollerblades, i would like to replace the deceased automobile for trips to the diy store and surfing beaches.
i have under 3k to spend and want to get the most eco–friendly second hand car available (from 2001 onwards).
I’ve seen loads of websites rating 2005/2006 models but I can’t afford them and would rather have a second-hander. Where can i find information about eco–friendly models from the past five years?
i don’t mind which fuel (diesel, petrol or vegetable oil).
Thanks!
The Expert answers:
–VW Jetta(diesel)
–Toyota Corolla
–Honda Civic
Any of this cars should be in Ur price range,and are Eco friendly
Steven asks…
Are cars eco-friendly…?
Today around 500 million cars travel the streets of the world… Cars need fuel, rubber, metal, plastic and synthetic fibres…
What is environmentally wrong today?…
The Expert answers:
Cars, as opposed to motor vehicles, were a brilliant invention of the 20th century designed for the sole purposes of labeling and cocooning their owners. There is no such thing as an eco-friendly car – its a contradiction in terms.
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