Study results: Yeah you guys remember how we said electric cars emit less CO2 than internal combustion? Yeah . . . not so much.

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[–]hfxB0oyA 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Seems like an apples-to-oranges comparison from the start:

  1. They're comparing buying a brand new EV car every 5 years and essentially throwing the old one out vs. maintaining a gas powered one for 15+ years.

  2. The electricity generation in question focuses on how it's made in Poland, which is mostly coal-fired at the moment.

So by these measures, this study makes sense (if Polish people are indeed prone to buying a new electric car every 5 years). I doubt it has much application in the rest of the world however.

[–]Jong56 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Have you seen the build quality of a Tesla? It won't be around in 15 years and even if it is still running, it's batteries will need to have been replaced two or three times in the same period unless you're cool with <100 mile range

[–]hfxB0oyA 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Tesla battery life article, for anyone who's interested in this thread of the debate.