Electric Vehicles vs the Environment

Life Cycle Emissions

the extra emissions associated with electric vehicle production are rapidly negated by reduced emissions from driving. Comparing an average midsize midrange EV with an average midsize gasoline-powered car, it takes just 4,900 miles of driving to “pay back”—i.e., offset—the extra global warming emissions from producing the EV. Similarly, it takes 19,000 miles with the full-size long-range EV compared with a similar gasoline car. Based on typical usages of these vehicles, this amounts to about six months’ driving for the midsize midrange EV and 16 months for the full-size long-range EV.

Meanwhile, the global warming emissions of manufacturing BEVs are falling as automakers gain experience and improve production efficiency. With a focus on clean manufacturing, emissions could fall even more. There are many ways in which the EV industry might reduce these manufacturing-related emissions, including:

• Advances in manufacturing efficiency and in the recycling or reuse of lithium-ion batteries;

• The use of alternative battery chemistries that require less energy-intensive materials; and

• The use of renewable energy to power manufacturers’ and suppliers’ facilities.

Are electric cars really better for the environment?

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Are we merely sliding the responsibility and pollution further away to other parts of the industry, pulling the creation of emissions upstream?

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