
03-04-2009, 08:31 AM
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The Tesla went on sale in Canada yesterday, and I learned this from Tesla/Autoblog:
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Canada and Norway are the only two countries worldwide where the majority of electricity comes from renewable resources, including run-of-river small hydro, wind, biomass, geothermal and solar energy. An EV recharged from the current Canadian grid, on average, would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about 85 percent compared to an equivalent gasoline-powered vehicle. In hydro-dominant British Columbia, Quebec and Manitoba, the reduction would be an impressive 98 percent.
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So electric cars make a lot more sense in a country like Canada - especially if they are built here. Considering a lot more of our power is nuclear, which they don't count but is pretty green in my eyes, Canada is pretty rocking at energy production.
OK, I am done waving my flag now.
Deliveries start in Q4 this year.
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