Re:Some Electric Car Drivers Might Spew More CO2 Than Diesel...
by dv_dt on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @01:44PM
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This trope again. Yes if you manufacture cars using dirty energy, then the operational payback is on a different starting basis. But the operational CO2 is almost always lower for electric cars. And where it's not, the progress of national infrastructures may flip that during the life of the electric car anyway.
What's not discussed: as the market grows for electric cars, then the market grows for batteries, which then feeds into reduced battery costs, increasing access of battery tech for electric infrastructure markets. Electric cars are good for the future in that way.
Yet this article makes it a question of what vehicle tech to choose, instead of a question of what infrastructure and factory investments to choose. I think my outlook on this is that environment concious consumers should choose electric cars based not only on the vehicle, but also on the decisions their makers elect in their supply chain.
What's not discussed: as the market grows for electric cars, then the market grows for batteries, which then feeds into reduced battery costs, increasing access of battery tech for electric infrastructure markets. Electric cars are good for the future in that way.
Yet this article makes it a question of what vehicle tech to choose, instead of a question of what infrastructure and factory investments to choose. I think my outlook on this is that environment concious consumers should choose electric cars based not only on the vehicle, but also on the decisions their makers elect in their supply chain.