Re:Tesla California sales beat Chrysler, Volvo, Cadillac, ot...
by sremani on Saturday August 24, 2013 @02:04AM
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In the quest for zero emissions - we are creating the Electric Cars - I want to compare the environmental footprint of Electric car building vs Normal cars, there are interesting articles pointing to the fact the electric cars have bigger carbon footprint for manufacturing etc. I would love to have Cradle to Grave Carbon footprint of Cars not just during the operational phase.
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Re:Tesla California sales beat Chrysler, Volvo, Cadillac, ot...
by ChuckMcM on Saturday August 24, 2013 @02:09AM
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If you're interested in following up on this you can start with some of the stuff Amory Lovins[1] has done at the Rocky Mountain Institute. He was one of the first people I am aware of to look at the entire life cycle of cars as a way of evaluating different options. I've not always agreed with his conclusions but I appreciate the clarity of his presentation and thinking.
[1] http://www.rmi.org/Amory+B.+Lovins
[2] http://blog.rmi.org/blog_the_electric_car_lighter_less_costl...
Re:Tesla California sales beat Chrysler, Volvo, Cadillac, ot...
by jared314 on Saturday August 24, 2013 @02:14AM
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This has been discussed for at least the last decade. An electric car's carbon footprint is based on the current, and future, efficiency of electric power generation, storage, and distribution. The production and destruction is a fixed carbon cost depending on the manufacturer.
> In the quest for zero emissions - we are creating the Electric Cars
The point of using electricity is the flexibility, and choice, of fuel sources. Reducing emissions from consumer vehicles is a wonderful side effect.