Engine Giant Cummins Launched Its Electric Semi Ahead of Tesla

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volvo has a diesel/electric hyrid semi engine. It saves about 30% in fuel.

Volvo is also getting out of gas engines for good.

also - the arguments about the carbon footprint of EVs is valid. If you calculate that footprint using electricity produced from coal fired generators the carbon savings is almost nothing. If you calculate it using green energy the carbon saving is substantial.
 

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volvo has a diesel/electric hyrid semi engine. It saves about 30% in fuel.

Volvo is also getting out of gas engines for good.

also - the arguments about the carbon footprint of EVs is valid. If you calculate that footprint using electricity produced from coal fired generators the carbon savings is almost nothing. If you calculate it using green energy the carbon saving is substantial.

Listen Void, the carbon scam was invented by Greenhouse Carl Sagan who refuted his own mistake before he died. You're just a band wagon dog following the smell of popular science fiction.
 

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volvo has a diesel/electric hyrid semi engine. It saves about 30% in fuel.

Volvo is also getting out of gas engines for good.

also - the arguments about the carbon footprint of EVs is valid. If you calculate that footprint using electricity produced from coal fired generators the carbon savings is almost nothing. If you calculate it using green energy the carbon saving is substantial.
The problem with your argument is the forum. Between the wackaloons talking about how global warming is all a Hillary pizza Jew child sex slave on Mars conspiraceeeee! and the moron reductionists, claiming that any solution that is not 100% carbon-free is no better than what we have now, it's real hard to dig out the few intelligent responses you might get.
 

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volvo has a diesel/electric hyrid semi engine. It saves about 30% in fuel.

Volvo is also getting out of gas engines for good.

also - the arguments about the carbon footprint of EVs is valid. If you calculate that footprint using electricity produced from coal fired generators the carbon savings is almost nothing. If you calculate it using green energy the carbon saving is substantial.

There are too many issues outstanding that make green energy a plausible solution in terms of eliminating the use of fossil fuels or nuclear to power the needs of society.

Until the day comes where power storage (battery tech), transmission and consistent 24 hr generation from renewable options improves drastically, society will be shackled to our existing methods

T and the moron reductionists, claiming that any solution that is not 100% carbon-free is no better than what we have now, it's real hard to dig out the few intelligent responses you might get.

First, you have to believe that Carbon is the eeevvvviiiillll toxin that is being advertised.

Just 'cause Gore, Suzuki or some rock star says so, don't make it fact
 

Tecumsehsbones

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First, you have to believe that Carbon is the eeevvvviiiillll toxin that is being advertised.

Just 'cause Gore, Suzuki or some rock star says so, don't make it fact
Oh, right, and there will also be the strawman builders continually making up shit, attributing it to you, then arguing against it.
 

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I wonder how long before the Flat earther insult comes out?
Of course the earth is flat , how else would those Churchill Manitoba polar bears get onto the ice ? November 8th this year .