Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I believe that some of these studies take into account the entire life of the vehicle, as Doug mentioned, from smelting the metals to disposal of the heap at the end of its usefulness. Which, from an environmental point of view - certainly makes sense. if we truly cared about the environmental impact of our lives and our stuff - we'd get very serious about how to keep our tools (and vehicles) running and performing for a life time or two. Was a time when a tradesman's tools wore out about the time the tradesman wore out. My grandfather was a cabinet maker. His auger and crank drill were about done when he died (he didn't own a power tool). All of his planes are still quite useable. Fond regards, George george@imagist.com www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog Picture A Week - www.imagist.com/paw_07 On Mar 11, 2008, at 3:20 PM, Sonny Carter wrote: > On 3/11/08, simon jessurun <simon.apekop@gmail.com> wrote: >> I read a study that a H1 is actually less of a burden on the >> environment >> then a prius because of the batterypack. > > > Does that really make sense to you Simon? Think about it. > > Toyota Prius II Battery Pack uses 38 prismatic NiMH modules. Each > module consists of six 1.2 V cells connected in series. The module > has a nominal voltage of 7.2 V, capacity of 6.5 Ah, weighs 1.04 kg, > and has dimensions of 19.6mm(W) x 106mm(H) x 275mm(L). > > Lab data says it can go 290,000km without degradation. > > Read this: > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/ > fingerlakespermaculture@lists.mutualaid.org/msg00223.html