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I think the parent was referring to the mining and manufacturing of lithion ion and other components that go into a car.
by gavia1 7y ago
I think the parent was referring to the mining and manufacturing of lithion ion and other components that go into a car.
- sokoloff 7y agoThat's a secondary effect. Primary effect I had in mind when commenting was the movement of the emissions from the local tailpipe to the electric plant (which is very far from 100% emission-free today).
- mytailorisrich 7y agoAs said this is so only on 'backwards' countries ;) and certainly it should not last. Claiming that electric vehicles only move emissions to the electric plant is unfair at best.
- sokoloff 7y agoI think it's more accurate than claiming they are eliminated.
- mytailorisrich 7y agoIt's not but it helps some narratives...
- sokoloff 7y agoOK, I'll play along. Suppose I drive my electric car an additional 450 miles. That will consume an extra ~100kWh of energy from the battery, which will require me to buy an extra 115kWh of energy from my electric utility, which will require them to generate (or procure) an additional 125kWh or so. Are there any emissions associated with that additional 125kWh of consumed electricity? If so, where? If not, why not?