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For ICE vehicles production and disposal are about 15% of the total carbon footprint, the rest is fuel and servicing. Lat time I saw the figure the total impact
by zelos 7y ago
For ICE vehicles production and disposal are about 15% of the total carbon footprint, the rest is fuel and servicing. Lat time I saw the figure the total impact of producing an EV was more, but the lifetime impact was about 30-40% of an ICE.
EVs really are a lot more efficient. When I worked it out for an EV charging from 'average' UK electricity, it was about 25% of my (already small and efficient) ICE car.
- isostatic 7y agoPetrol is a large tax source in the UK -- every mile you drive in a petrol car funds your local school.
- brackle 7y agoGovernments can tax EV owners to offset the loss of fuel taxes. In many US States, the fees payed by EV owners exceed fuel taxes. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/electric-car-state-fees-often-cost-more-than-gas-tax-study-shows/ar-AAH8Zw9 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/electric-car-state...
- isostatic 7y agoSure, but that will change the cost per mile
- ClumsyPilot 7y agoSo does chopping down trees and selling the firewood. Its a good point, but a perverse argument.
- rsynnott 7y agoI mean, at one point fireplaces were a major tax source in the UK. Later on, windows.
- de_watcher 7y agoThink about the kids! Because we've got an arbitrary tax connection between two things.