21 February 2012
When Increasing Fuel Economy Goes Wrong...
Increasing the fuel economy of all vehicles on the road is a seemingly positive way to decrease carbon emissions and energy consumption worldwide, but is it always so? In South Africa, where the primary source of energy comes from coal-fired power plants, they are making a push for electric vehicles to cut down on their carbon footprint. However, this article explains how the infrastructure and planning behind this big push is leading South Africa's energy dependence down a dark road.
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Interesting! I suppose you rarely look at the whole story. It looks like in South Africa they need to make a bigger push for alternative energy, like maybe harnessing some of the ocean's energy (or solar or wind like the article mentions).
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