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Would you please tell us how much CO2 was required to produce the electricity to charge the Tesla for 1.2M miles?
by vladsanchez 3y ago
Would you please tell us how much CO2 was required to produce the electricity to charge the Tesla for 1.2M miles?
- reducesuffering 3y agoWith a Model S getting 3 miles per kWh, and the average of the US grid getting 0.857 pounds of CO2 per kWh, the Model S would’ve produced 343k pounds of CO2. That’s a 78% emissions reduction from the 1.543 million lbs emissions from a 07 Tundra. And that’s with the current lackluster US grid currently only using 60% fossil fuels. In a decade, when coal has been phased out and solar ramp up has caused renewables to be a majority of the grid, I expect that 343k pounds to achieve another 75% reduction. That’s an average though, you can use your own solar panels to charge your Tesla and achieve practically zero emissions.
- mensetmanusman 3y agopales in comparison...