Why do so many Americans hate European trucks?

And how does this support your argument for using electric trucks in London?

 

The question was:

These days it is rare to find power plants in cities, they are being build outside of cities. On the photos I posted you can see old power plants in London that were closed down long ago.

 

Yep, I commented on this before. Acid rain has been found in studies to reduce swamp gases and decrease fertilizer usage for crops. Funny how mother nature can find ways to fix herself, yet elitist socialists think man is anymore than a tiny spec in this vast universe. We have a lot to learn about this universe before we can think that mankind has the slightest clue what is actually going on.

 

It is "grid", not "grit". With the exception of Texas our entire country is on a connected grid I believe. Grids help with the management of power sources and dealing with demand versus supply problems, but there is also substantial loss due to transmission.

Yes I am happy, because I live where I do.

I like the idea of wind farms, but they have a significant detrimental environmental impact. The visual pollution alone has ruined many a prestine landscape. The infrastructure is expensive and intrusive, and the problems associated with what to do with the power when they are producing more than demand, and where to get power when they are not producing require other sources of production that are reliable and controllable (hydro in our case). Additional damming of our rivers is not a good environmental solution, but the existing dams are extremely clean and long since paid for. The impact on anadromous species is significant however, and there may be a time in the future when the dams begin to be removed.

Unfortunately, we will likely need stable forms of energy production like fossil fuels and hydroelectric for the foreseeable future in order to mitigate the surges in many of the alternative energy sources. Forcing autos and trucks to convert to electric propulsion will have consequences.

I believe that California has just passed legislation requiring new construction to have solar power. As I understand it the legislation is rife with exemptions, which it would have to be (not much solar benefit if your house is surrounded by Redwoods). Great idea right? California has so many problems now that stem from mandating how the population should behave that I bet this latest law ends up being detrimental to the state.

 

And you did not answer the question.

 

Well, acid rain is the result of burning lots of sulphur. That happened when Eastern Germany was burning brown coal (or lignite) in their power stations, without filtering out the SO2. It destroyed forests in the Czech republic. Implying that acid rain is produced by mother nature is a bit far fetched, don't you think so?

 

I will try again.
It was implied that the lack of emissions from electric trucks and cars was replaced by the emissions of power plants in London. Since to my knowledge there no power plants left in central London, that is not happening. Furthermore, power plants have very high chimneys, so the chance that their emissions will pollute the narrow streets of central London is minute.

 

No, it was implied that there was little environmental impact of using electric vehicles versus fossil fueled vehicles. I refute that regardless of where the power is generated.

 

This is quite possibly the stupidest comment I have ever read.

 

Talking in moderation on acid rain of course. So electric vehichles is the cure. What do we do with all the batteries when they have reached their useful life... Landfill in China?