Hey man, you're the one burning more fossil fuels. I burn about 28 gallons of gasoline per year, which combined with my 18 kWh battery's production, amortized o

Hey man, you're the one burning more fossil fuels. I burn about 28 gallons of gasoline per year, which combined with my 18 kWh battery's production, amortized over its expected lifetime, and my car's engine's production amortized over the same period, means I release 1.09 metric tons of CO2 per year (we'll be conservative and assume we emit the same amount of CO2 due to electric driving, even though my car is going fewer miles with less weight, so that cancels out). Producing a 40 kWh battery, the smallest size in common use, again amortized over its lifetime, releases 1.52 metric tons of CO2 per year. Producing a 100 kWh battery, such as in the Tesla Model X, would emit about 3.80 metric tons of CO2 per year. Greener, cheaper, more convenient - plug in hybrids are the way to go.