I liked the idea of carbon offsets until I tried to explain it

Re:I liked the idea of carbon offsets until I tried to expla... by sokoloff on Monday April 11, 2022 @02:18PM (#30992615)

> lifetime of EVs manufactured today

My EV is 7.5 years old and so probably halfway to its median practical service life. It's already down to around 70 miles of "can count on it" range and in 7.5 more years, I expect it to be down to just under 60.

I don't think very many 2015 Nissan LEAFs will be in service at the epoch rollover, unless someone comes out with a <$2500 in today's money battery replacement pack. No one's putting a $5-7K battery into a 15 year-old outdated tech BEV in 2030.

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Re:I liked the idea of carbon offsets until I tried to expla... by WorldMaker on Monday April 11, 2022 @02:34PM (#30992803)

For some clarification, I did mean more in terms of EVs manufactured starting around today (next 10-15 years) more than those manufactured as of today.

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Re:I liked the idea of carbon offsets until I tried to expla... by sokoloff on Monday April 11, 2022 @07:41PM (#30996668)

I read it that way naturally. Mine is “halfway used up” and my local grid is still majority fossil fuel was my point.

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