I don't know what to say other than that logic makes no sense to me. What are we even comparing here? If we're solely looking at the CO2 produced during the period of ownership, then why are we even considering the amount of CO2 created during the manufacturing process? You didn't own it while it was being produced in the factory, did you?I don't feel I am responsible for anything outside of my control. When I sell the car, I lose all responsibility for it.
What makes one an alarmist? I'm planning on buying a Tesla Model 3 because I think it will be a great car. To me, the fact that it's better for the environment is a bonus.If I were an alarmist, I guess I would buy the smallest green car since that creates the least amount of CO2. Do you drive such a car?
Did we find that out? Or did the linked article produce its own preferred conclusions that were nowhere to be found in the actual study that it attributed them to?More importantly, people are constantly preaching about green energy and now we find out that one of the supposed saviors, electric vehicles, have some significant issues with emissions. Not the story being painted by the media, right?
I sat here and read through the study. I noted that the study made no conclusions similar to the ones described by that in the linked article. Because of that, I did some research, and I came up with reasonable data that showed the bolded headline is simply wrong.
I also noted that the study indicated the greatest contributor to CO2 emissions during the battery manufacturing process is the electricity mix of the production location. And given the building that will soon be, by a great margin, the largest battery manufacturing facility in the world will be exclusively powered by renewable energy, I expect that the impact noted will be greatly reduced in only a few years. Generally speaking, there appears to be much more room for improvement in generated CO2 from EVs than there is for ICE vehicles.
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