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The highest estimate for battery production I can find is 17.5 tonnes of CO2 for a 100kWh battery. Most EVs have smaller batteries than that. One liter of gas
by rhinoceraptor 7y ago
The highest estimate for battery production I can find is 17.5 tonnes of CO2 for a 100kWh battery. Most EVs have smaller batteries than that.
One liter of gas will produce about 9.3 kg of CO2 (including production and transport), so with an average fuel economy of 10.58 km/kg, you'd need to drive 20,000 km before the 100 kWh EV makes up for its battery. That's a little less than the average American drives in a year.