James48843
10-18-2009, 04:38 AM
Cars running on E85 corn-based ethanol, at the proposed new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, will generate 30 percent lower CO2 emissions over an average car lifetime than a Tesla all-electric sports car using coal-fired power.
New study from University of Nebraska questions electric cars--
The analysis also determined that the Tesla will create 21 percent higher CO2 emissions than a car running conventional gasoline (with up to 10 percent ethanol content), at the proposed CAFE standards.
http://www.biofuelsdigest.com/blog2/2009/10/14/vehicles-running-e85-corn-ethanol-have-30-percent-lower-co2-emissions-than-the-all-electric-tesla-roadster-study-finds/
New study from University of Nebraska questions electric cars--
The analysis also determined that the Tesla will create 21 percent higher CO2 emissions than a car running conventional gasoline (with up to 10 percent ethanol content), at the proposed CAFE standards.
http://www.biofuelsdigest.com/blog2/2009/10/14/vehicles-running-e85-corn-ethanol-have-30-percent-lower-co2-emissions-than-the-all-electric-tesla-roadster-study-finds/