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The source seems to be here: http://euanmearns.com/co2-intensity-of-electric-cars/ http://euanmearns.com/co2-intensity-of-electric-cars/ It's unclear on a firs
by CiaranMcNulty 9y ago
The source seems to be here: http://euanmearns.com/co2-intensity-of-electric-cars/ http://euanmearns.com/co2-intensity-of-electric-cars/
It's unclear on a first skim whether the (constantly rising) energy costs of fossil fuel extraction are included.
- baking 9y agoHe admits the he neglected to include the carbon cost of constructing the internal combustion engine while including the carbon cost of building electric vehicles, so I would assume he's not been that thorough. Also, pretty sure he is not considering the rapid increase in photovoltaic electricity production as the cost is dropping below that of coal, the current cheapest source of electricity. EDIT: Also carbon capture at the powerplant is definitely easier than at the tail pipe.