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Originally Posted by jimbo2012
In researching TV and deciding to move here later this year I was bit surprised to see what in my opinion is the disregard of folks driving gas powered golf carts around town.
Of the 50,000+ carts there are approximately half gas/elec.
I researched a bit as what the exhaust gases are contributing to the air you breathe.
In 2004 Princeton University reported on the possibility of reducing the amount of gas emissions from the University fleet. A total of 92 golf carts. on campus provided the largest amount of harmful emissions - carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and other gases.
Not to post a bunch of calculations and bore you with numbers but 1 gas cart produces about the same emissions as 6 Ford Taurus'
In 2010 Go Green College, calculated based on their 100 carts half gas half elec the following;
50 gas carts generates 161,200 pounds of CO2 a year!
50 electric powered carts generates only 41,700 pounds of CO2 a year!
So about 4 times the about.
So here 25,000 gas carts produce 500 times that amount or 80 million pounds of CO2 a year!
Did I do that math right? 80 million lbs
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Yes you did well. And you are right! However you and I are a minority on alternative fuel transportation.
I agree with you on the Carts. You make valid points but as I2RdHD has commented the debate will go on forever!
Just available if anyone is interested my local talkshow. CarGuys
www.cnytalkradio.com Saturdays 8-9 1390 WFBL Syracuse NY - streaming on the web
Hey you can go green and still be macho. check out the Green Grand Prix.
Welcome To The Official Green Grand Prix Web Site
A Clean sities associate of mine took second place at Watkins Glen in a Compressed Natural Gas Ford F250.
I should have Barry Carr on this Saturday from Clean Cities and I will be calling to do my show from TV.