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The carbon cost of 1 litre of petroleum is 2.4kg. You need to factor in the emissions through the entire production and distribution chain. Not doing that is l
by radicalbyte 5y ago
The carbon cost of 1 litre of petroleum is 2.4kg. You need to factor in the emissions through the entire production and distribution chain.
Not doing that is like comparing emissions to electric vehicles whilst assuming a carbon cost of 0 for the electricity.
- raffraffraff 5y ago...Including the production of the car itself. Buying a new EV every year has a huge co2 impact even if your mileage doesn't.
- xvedejas 5y agoEVs' lifespan matters (I'm not sure how it compares to ICEs today): if after a year you then sell the car as used, that's a significant amount more efficient than assuming the car is destroyed each year.