12-03-2008, 02:15 AM
Diesel locomotives are a hybrid, they use electric traction motors. Far more efficient than diesel trucks.
The problem with battery powered vehicles is that we are trading one environmental issue for another. The batteries are exactly environmentally friendly and require the use of a lot of fossil fuel to mine, transport and manufacture. Then the question comes as to how they should be disposed of and how do emergency services respond in the event of a bad accident and damage to the battery pack.
The problem with battery powered vehicles is that we are trading one environmental issue for another. The batteries are exactly environmentally friendly and require the use of a lot of fossil fuel to mine, transport and manufacture. Then the question comes as to how they should be disposed of and how do emergency services respond in the event of a bad accident and damage to the battery pack.