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> total lifecycle per-km footprint is still substantial without any emissions from charging energy. The "total lifecycle CO₂-per-Km footprint" is a pointless a
by lazyjones 9y ago
> total lifecycle per-km footprint is still substantial without any emissions from charging energy.
The "total lifecycle CO₂-per-Km footprint" is a pointless and deliberately misleading figure when its basis of calculation is (almost completely) independent of the distance driven, but it suggests that driving the vehicle is subject to a high amount of emissions per Km. The opposite is true: EV lifecycle CO₂/Km becomes lower the more you drive.
Besides, deliberately including highly speculative CO₂ amounts from vehicle production and refuelling should be done in all cases: how much CO₂ is emitted by ships and satellite launches used in detection of crude oil reserves?
- fulafel 9y agoVehicle wear and retirement is closely related to total distance driven, so when looking at EVs in the aggregate, a per-km perspective works fairly well.