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The problem here I think is that you miss the original point of the top-level parent. They weren't claiming that EVs emit more CO2 from driving, but from _manu
by bussierem 4y ago
The problem here I think is that you miss the original point of the top-level parent. They weren't claiming that EVs emit more CO2 from driving, but from _manufacturing_.
Whether or not this claim is true I can't say for sure, because nobody on either side of this discussion in this thread has provided links/proof to back up/refute these claims, so it's just a bunch of people throwing numbers at each other with no context.
- mturmon 4y agoThe link supplied by @ZeroGravitas above does prominently include the lifecycle analysis you seek.
- ZeroGravitas 4y agoFigure 6 on page 13 and the surrounding discussion to be exact. Manufacturing CO2 over vehicle life: 64 grams per mile (g/mi) for the EV 35 g/mi for a gasoline car Fuel carbon over vehicle life: EV emits 117 g/mi versus 335 g/mi for the gasoline car which is 1:2 for EV and 1:9 for gas, presumably the precise ratio depends on how far you drive a car, how efficient it is.