> The emissions of a small electric car like the Nissan Leaf amount to 10.9 kg/100km in Europe, including the emissions of electricity production. Why are they

> The emissions of a small electric car like the Nissan Leaf amount to 10.9 kg/100km in Europe, including the emissions of electricity production. Why are they measuring carbon impact per mile for manufacture? Is this based off some assumed period of ownership after which the car magically is useless and the battery can't be recycled, etc?