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Let’s put aside the fact that a state of the art gasoline engine is about 20% efficient and an EV is about 50% efficient if you include power delivery deficienc
by syntaxing 4y ago
Let’s put aside the fact that a state of the art gasoline engine is about 20% efficient and an EV is about 50% efficient if you include power delivery deficiencies if we use non renewable fuel sources. What you’re stating is an infrastructure problem, not a specific EV problem. Genuinely would love to see literature how a EV increases the total carbon increase compared to a ICE vehicle.
- bob_theslob646 4y agoYou don't need an academic paper to see how much carbon is used to actually manufacture a lithium ion battery that is mined versus recycled domestically in the country the car is produced. Just follow the supply chain in how the mining process works for typical batteries today. https://climate.mit.edu/ask-mit/how-much-co2-emitted-manufacturing-batteries#:~:text=CO2%20emissions%20for%20manufacturing,kg%20(16%20metric%20tons).&text=Just%20how%20much%20is%20one,as%20a%20great%20white%20shark https://climate.mit.edu/ask-mit/how-much-co2-emitted-manufac...!
- syntaxing 4y agoAn average sedan from production to driving within its life time produces 38 metric tons of CO2 emissions compared to 16 metric tons as quoted by your article for the battery. I still fail to see how an EV is by any means dirtier than a gas car.
- BlueTemplar 4y agoCopper mining is very dirty (not necesseraly C02-wise), and an EV needs 4 times more of it (IIRC) than an equivalent ICV.