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Does this factor in battery manufacturing / vehicle body manufacturing / varying gas efficiencies / etc.? The question is borne of the understanding that elect
by uoaei 6y ago
Does this factor in battery manufacturing / vehicle body manufacturing / varying gas efficiencies / etc.?
The question is borne of the understanding that electric vehicles merely frontload your carbon footprint, rather than eliminating it.
- sudosysgen 6y agoI got around that by making my ebike out of recycled UPS batteries, and a bicycle I already owned. That way, the only source of carbon was making the additional drivetrain components.
- uoaei 6y agoExcellent, innovative, bravo! Unfortunately the vast majority of e-bikes are not DIY'd and so require new batteries for operation.
- sudosysgen 6y agoIndeed. Though, there are suppliers that will sell you thousands and thousands and batteries recycled from former low-stress applications at fair prices, so it would probably be feasible to set up commercially?
- uoaei 6y agoIf you ever set up a business around this, let me know! I am woefully ignorant of these suppliers you reference.