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Re:BMW CEO to quit after carmaker loses early lead in electrics by robocat on Friday July 05, 2019 @07:24PM (#20366698)
Unfortunately you can't get off fossil fuels by buying a car - they contain embedded energy of which a large percentage comes from fossil fuels.

If the lifetime of a vehicle is say 400000 kms, I calculate that a new Prius emits less CO2 than a new Model S if manufacturing etc is included.

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Re:BMW CEO to quit after carmaker loses early lead in electrics by llukas on Friday July 05, 2019 @10:21PM (#20367334)
It highly depends on energy mix that Model S uses (ie. compare Quebec to Ontario): http://www.neb-one.gc.ca/nrg/ntgrtd/mrkt/snpsht/2018/09-01-1...

embedded energy (production) for EV is higher but not that much higher https://blog.ucsusa.org/rachael-nealer/gasoline-vs-electric-...

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Re:BMW CEO to quit after carmaker loses early lead in electrics by robocat on Sunday July 07, 2019 @04:45PM (#20377732)
From that blog: "Driving an average EV results in lower global warming emissions than driving a gasoline car that gets 50 miles per gallon (MPG)".

A Prius gets approx 50 MPG!

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