2023-12-02 17:27:17
This is misleading. This advert is shown in the UK. For countries which have high usage of coal and gas in generating their electricity, the carbon emissions from using electric cars are much higher, and in some cases actually exceed that of petrol and diesel vehicles. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(2-0-2) Author
2023-12-03 01:35:57
The concept of energy mix is inapproriate. The elective power consumption of a ev (it could be a fossil driven vehicle) is responsible for the non-cut-out of the same amount of cole power. So as long as there is cole-fired powerplants the ev are charged by 100 % cole power. [Link] CURRENTLY_RATED_NOT_HELPFUL(0-0-2) Author
2023-12-05 15:48:04
NNN Carbonfootprint was coined and the calculator created by big oil: [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(1-0-0) Author
2023-12-06 00:45:11
Charging EVs is environmentally friendlier than driving on gas, even in worst case when electricity is produced only from coal. Gas cars have an energy efficiency of 15%, while coal power plants have 30-70%. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(1-0-1) Author
2023-12-06 19:22:47
"Almost 4 tonnes of CO2 are released during the production process of a single electric car and, in order to break even, the vehicle must be used for at least 8 years to offset the initial emissions by 0.5 tonnes of prevented emissions annually." [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(0-0-1) Author