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It's rare that I hear an EV described as 'fossil-fuel free'. What may be said about them is that they are - or can be - carbon-neutral ... usually with the qua
by Jedd 7y ago
It's rare that I hear an EV described as 'fossil-fuel free'. What may be said about them is that they are - or can be - carbon-neutral ... usually with the qualifier 'to operate'.
Manufacturing releases a lot of carbon, I agree. That's changing, but I expect the pragmatic view is that the change is best described as an asymptote.
- belorn 7y agoI did mention oil for the engine, glycol, and tires, which are all considered operational costs for a car owner rather than manufacturing. Neither of those are carbon-neutral in that you extract carbon as fossil fuels from the ground and release it into the environment. We do have manufacturing like the steel and plastic parts of the car, but those are as you say a different matter to the operational costs.