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Old 03-11-2011, 03:07 PM   #20
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Default Re: gas prices on the rise

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Originally Posted by MasterOfPuppets View Post
can you imagine the rolling black outs if everyone starts "plugging in " their cars...

there won't be much difference between being at the mercy of oil companies , or being at the mercy of electric companies.
Because of full EV cars that average 23 KWh (hybrids are significantly less)?

That's the equivalent of 23 100 watt lightbulbs (or appliances in similar wattage) being on for 10 hours. It's really not that much.
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