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Is it fully green? Or are they trading polluting heavy metals and chemicals and co2 from mining operations for co2 produced from internal combustion engines? I
by jjeaff 6y ago
Is it fully green? Or are they trading polluting heavy metals and chemicals and co2 from mining operations for co2 produced from internal combustion engines?
It seems like they are externalizing their environmental impact, like a traditional multi-national but with the added business model of selling credits earned from selling electrics.
Or am I wrong? Is the pollution created by these huge batteries being netted out from their credits?
- nickik 6y agoPretty much all serious studies on this show that over the lifetime you easily beat ICE. And only because the not so optimized yet supply lines is it even a question. The thing is, you need to mine nickel/graphite once and then cycle it 5000 times. If you compare this to the equivalent driving distance in gas its not remotely close. Also, all of these batteries will be recycled, so it only needs to be mined once. The credits he refers to are fuel efficiency standards that manufactures need to have across their fleet.
- jjeaff 6y agoYes, I understand that over the lifetime, electrics beat ice. But does that calculation include the fuel efficiency credits. Or probably more directly, do the fuel efficiency credits take into account the co2 emitted for building the battery in your electric? It's probably just looking at fuel efficiency.
- nickik 6y agoThe credits are about the efficiency of the car, it does not take into account production. So I guess one could argue EV are getting an even better deal.