Yes your correct, And for general transportation Gas is still at present the best bang for the buck. That is with road transporation.
I'm talking 50k Gas carts all belching more raw HC and excessive CO than necessary for healthy lungs to breath, Of course can we taste or smell CO no.
You would have to be in a EPA test lab like I have been watching engines pass calibrations certifications to be sold to convince you.
My single cylinder lawn mower on a CO analyzer produces more emissions than my Silverado V-8. It was fun to watch the kids and young techs eyes light up when I demonstrated this.
Heck A Cigarettee produces more CO than most modern day engines.
I'll lock myself in my garage doors down with my truck running,
You by pass the start stop feature idle that cart in your garage .
In a hour I'll walk out, you will get carried out feet first. DEAD!
And yes we use more foreign oil to power electrical plants than local oil Yadda Yadda the argument goes on. I'm not running a electric cart on coal?
Now in defence of Gas. A fuel injected gas cart with a Catalytic converter installed would be very clean. It would start the course grass on fire or melt your vinyl seat but it would be clean.
Golf Courses are soon going to be mandated to rent or allow only electric no gas carts allowed. Several states have retirement communities that have banned the sale and operation of Gas Carts.
A gas cart pollutes more in one hour than 100 cars driving within the villages
at the same time.
Hey it's America. Each to each own. And on and on and on goes the debate!
