[algernon]

Originally Posted by Nuje

I'm not. What they should do, is bring the Volkswagen 3 cylinder diesels over. An extremely efficient car that doesn't need an electric motor to post those sorts of numbers. Hybrids are a stop-gap, not an actual solution to any environmental problem. Instead of giving hybrid drivers tax breaks, they should help develop a cleaner fuel.

Now if they give parking spots to those Chevy Volt-like cars coming up....then they're REALLY out to lunch. Our electricity is generated by petroleum here in Alberta, so if they give any incentives to buy one of those things, I will be pissed.[/B]

LOL, WUT?

Electricity Facts

Alberta has over 12,700 megawatts (MW) of electricity generation capacity as well as 21,000 kilometres of transmission lines. Together, this system continuously delivers electricity to homes, farms and businesses in every corner of the province.

Almost half of Alberta’s electricity generation capacity is from coal and almost 40 percent from natural gas. Alberta also uses water, wind, biomass and waste heat as forms of electricity generation.

http://www.energy.alberta.ca/Electricity/681.asp

So maybe now you're only half pissed?