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EVs become carbon neutral after around 6 months of existing, taking into account emissions to manufacture them. Solar panels are between 6 months and 3 years. A

by dymk 4y ago

EVs become carbon neutral after around 6 months of existing, taking into account emissions to manufacture them. Solar panels are between 6 months and 3 years. And batteries are highly recyclable, and only getting better. The US doubled its solar capacity in 2021, and adoption is only speeding up.

erichocean 4y ago
> The US doubled its solar capacity in 2021 No it didn't. > The US solar industry broke records in 2021 with 23.6 GW installed, bringing the cumulative capacity to 121.4 GW. So it increased by less than 25%, not 100%. You were only off by 4x. Source: https://www.ny-engineers.com/blog/seia-publishes-the-2021-solar-market-insight-what-you-need-to-know https://www.ny-engineers.com/blog/seia-publishes-the-2021-so...