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The dry weight is a misnomer which avoids the inconvenient facts. The Tesla requires large amounts of hard to obtain Lithium, Nickel and Cobalt. The BMW uses Al
by freedude 3y ago
The dry weight is a misnomer which avoids the inconvenient facts. The Tesla requires large amounts of hard to obtain Lithium, Nickel and Cobalt. The BMW uses Aluminum and Iron which are easy to obtain by comparison. This means the Tesla requires much more emissions to produce a car of the same mass.
- mschuster91 3y ago> This means the Tesla requires much more emissions to produce a car of the same mass. Indeed, but during the course of its operation, the BMW will consume a ton of fossil fuels (which may be produced at harm to the environment such as with fracking) while the Tesla can be driven completely emissions-free using renewable electricity. It's a trade between upfront and recurring emissions, and given just how long cars can last (many a first-generation Tesla from over a decade ago is still on its first battery pack), I seriously prefer the former as the total lifetime emissions are what matters.