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Zero-Carbon Drive to Sacto Anti-Carbon Rally and Back

Plugs and Cars

Dan Kalb of the Union of Concerned Scientists and Bonnie Holms-Gen of the Lung Association were there to lend their voices of protest against the auto industry's continuing legal assault on California. In a Prius or Civic Hybrid at 50mpg, the trip would have cost about $30 in gas, tolls and parking in Sacto.

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

How about a car-mounted wind-generator? A car-mounted windmill would recover only a tiny amount of the energy spent to accelerate and keep the car moving and would significantly add to the vehicles drag -- and is thus not a feasible option. We can also extrapolate some data from experience with the RAV4EV all-electric vehicles.

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