JohnWIt takes 19,000 miles of driving for an EV to offset the pollutants caused by the manufacturing...
...of its battery.
Source from Green Car Reports:
"EVs generally have higher emissions from materials sourcing and manufacturing than gasoline cars. The average electric car accounts for 8.1 million grams of carbon emissions before it reaches the first customer, compared to 5.5 million grams for the average gasoline car."
"But once on the road, even when charged exclusively from a coal-fired grid, EVs contribute to 4.1 million grams per year, compared to 4.6 million grams for gasoline cars, according to the analysis."
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🇵🇸@the_Effekt so by that calculation it takes about 5 years in the worst possible constellation for an electric car to surpass a gasoline car, correct?
What amplifies this effect is that gasoline cars ruin the local air in comparison to coal plants which are at centralized locations.
One thing thats still gonna be a problem I believe is tire and break dust. Those are pretty bad in both afaik.
That's a great catch! Tire and brake dust will also only get worse during the coming extended drought conditions.