Green Travel Survey - Red Army Set To Go Green

[a123]

Once manufactured and delivered then yes electric cars are “green”

But the environmental impact of producing the car and it’s batteries, plus the generation of the power in the grid to charge it up makes it less “green”

So manufacturing buses, cycles, trains etc. do not cause similar environmental issues.

Also there are a growing number of energy companies who only sell electricity that is 100% generated via renewable sources and this will only increase as more renewables come on stream, so it depends who you buy your electricity from upon how green the generation of that electricity is. It's also generally as cheap or cheaper to buy with some of the best deals in the market place been given by these companies.

[mikemiller]

There are buses that go along Main Street,and there are bus stops outside the council offices and the police station near the NYS. The police may close off Main Street for a while on matchdays though. No problem usually at any other time if you are going to the RUFC ticket office/shop.

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

So manufacturing buses, cycles, trains etc. do not cause similar environmental issues.

Also there are a growing number of energy companies who only sell electricity that is 100% generated via renewable sources and this will only increase as more renewables come on stream, so it depends who you buy your electricity from upon how green the generation of that electricity is. It's also generally as cheap or cheaper to buy with some of the best deals in the market place been given by these companies.

No that's the myth at work. The makeup of a battery for an electric car is much more complex and uses metals that are rarer and more difficult to extract than those found in a typical "normal" car battery.

As for the electricity in the grid, well that's a mixture of sources isn't it? Even those claiming 100% have to use solar panels, windmills etc and those need manufacturing using again scarce resources and energy to manufacture. Recycling of solar panels is also minimal and when done again uses power to do it.

Don't get me wrong it's a step forward but a lot of the supposed low environmental impact claims is basically bullshine.