FedEx Watch Out For This New Kid
06-29-2015, 10:38 PM
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Bicycling strenuously burns about 60 calories per mile. (Livestrong.org)
Chicken (for example) supplies 600 callories per pound.
It takes about 5 kwh to produce one pound of chicken. (Treehuger.com)
To produce 5 kwh using coal (still the leading source of electricity) about 10 pounds of CO2 are produced. (eia.gov)
So this carbon free delivery system produces 1 lb of CO2 per mile.
A gallon of gas produces about 20 lbs of CO2.
A Chevy Sonic gets 26 mpg in the city. (Edmonds.com)
Soooooo.....
The Chevy will produce about .8 pounds of CO2 per mile.
How again is this so environmentally friendly?
Chicken (for example) supplies 600 callories per pound.
It takes about 5 kwh to produce one pound of chicken. (Treehuger.com)
To produce 5 kwh using coal (still the leading source of electricity) about 10 pounds of CO2 are produced. (eia.gov)
So this carbon free delivery system produces 1 lb of CO2 per mile.
A gallon of gas produces about 20 lbs of CO2.
A Chevy Sonic gets 26 mpg in the city. (Edmonds.com)
Soooooo.....
The Chevy will produce about .8 pounds of CO2 per mile.
How again is this so environmentally friendly?
06-30-2015, 06:11 AM
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Originally Posted by FlyJSH
How again is this so environmentally friendly?
06-30-2015, 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by tomgoodman
Even coasting down Seattle's steep hills could lead to an environmental disaster. One of those 400-pound behemoths, restrained only by bicycle brakes, could run amok and crash into Pike Place Market, scattering tourists and causing a rain of salmon, produce, and blueberries.
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