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From: liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics.design
Subject: Re: Climate Remediation Engineering - Size of Problem
Date: Thu, 8 May 2025 13:33:40 +0100
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Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> wrote:

> On 5/7/2025 2:10 AM, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
> > I am surprised that someone with your intelligence and knowledge should
> > repeat such a fallacy.
> > 
> > Manufacture of vehicle
> > Manufacture of batteries
> > Consumables (tyres, battery etc.)
> > Electricity generations (and the cost of making and maintaining the
> > plant)
> > Road making and maintenance (tarmac refining, transport & installation;
> > road 'wetal'; concrete; street furniture; lighting )
> > Disposal
> 
> But most of those things are present -- in greater quantities -- in
> any sort of mechanized transportation.

Bill Sloman's original claim was: "... an e-bike doesn't generate any
CO2.", which is patently untrue.  Had he said : " ...an e-bike doesn't
generate any more CO2 than other comparable modes of transport, that
would have been nearer the truth.

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