Straying from the normal fare, my boss passed me this interesting report produced by the Swiss Government which calculated the impact of a battery powered car compared to a diesel powered vehicle.
Believe it or not, diesel vehicles come off better in the study. The clincher is the source of energy that battery cars use to power up - if the electricity comes from a dirty power station then it doesn't look good.
This study most importantly (in my mind) raises that age old dilemma of how people perceive change. In this particulat example, Battery power has clear advantages if its power can be obtained from clean sources. But the transition will always cost dearly.
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