If anything petrol/diesel cars eventually end up going in the opposite direction entirely as they start to burn more oil/fuel, the environmental devices wear (or in many cases are removed!), more catch fire than EVs etc.I think the important thing is that with BEVs, they become greener as the fuel mix for generating electricity becomes greener.
There is no such effect with ICE vehicles.
Volvos findings are that an EV produces less CO2 emissions once it reaches 77000km.
This study shows a break-even point of almost 50,000 km for the wind-powered Polestar 2, significantly below the driving distance of 200,000 km used as functional unit. When considering a global average electricity mix, the break-even point is at about 112,000 km for Polestar 2, also below the 200,000 km mark
How many green fuel mix sources are available to us in Ireland?I think the important thing is that with BEVs, they become greener as the fuel mix for generating electricity becomes greener.
Certain suppliers generate/import only from green sources, notably Energia. I realise that all electricity on the grid is from all sources, but choosing a green provider at least incentivises the use of renewables.How many green fuel mix sources are available to us in Ireland?
The source of the energy used to produce the batteries is important. The batteries produced in Europe are much cleaner than those produced in China but Chine produces 65% of the global total and has 80% of the global capacity (source). Germany is second and with their move away from Green Energy production their CO2 figures will get worse.I found that point interesting, and I remembered that the Polestar 2 is vegan (it seems to be endorsed by PETA!), so should have a good shot.
They seem to have produced a comprehensive Lifestyle Assessment report (which I haven't read). It concludes:
78k km per EU28 average electricity mix. Very interesting.
The link "petrol-or-electric-which-is-actually-greenest" is quite humorous. Neither is remotely green but EV is far greener than Petrol.https://www.autotrader.co.uk/content/news/petrol-or-electric-which-is-actually-greenest
EV is government policy.
The advertising would lead us to believe the EV is hugely cleaner,
Zero emissions yes, but that is not the full story
Not a hater, I think my next car could very well be Electric, but not until they come down in price.
No question just food for thought.
How many green fuel mix sources are available to us in Ireland?
Yep, public transport or your bicycle is far greener than any type of private car.The link "petrol-or-electric-which-is-actually-greenest" is quite humorous. Neither is remotely green but EV is far greener than Petrol.
there is in reality, the more expensive the car the less subsidy, its generally the smaller non SUVs that are cheaper.also (apart from the obvious benefits of getting people to use alternative options for short journeys in particular); not enough is being done to encourage smaller vehicles. How much of the benefit of electrification is being lost if people are still tooling around on their own in 2-tonne SUVs (even worse if the trend for pick-up trucks follows over from the US as well). You don't need 2 tonnes of metal and batteries to go buy a litre of milk. There should be a higher relative subsidy for smaller EVs.
Like the USA good griefalso (apart from the obvious benefits of getting people to use alternative options for short journeys in particular); not enough is being done to encourage smaller vehicles. How much of the benefit of electrification is being lost if people are still tooling around on their own in 2-tonne SUVs (even worse if the trend for pick-up trucks follows over from the US as well). You don't need 2 tonnes of metal and batteries to go buy a litre of milk. There should be a higher relative subsidy for smaller EVs.
I think that's an excellent idea.There should be a higher relative subsidy for smaller EVs.
Hopefully that won't worsen road safety risks. https://www.iihs.org/topics/vehicle...provides,better protection in frontal crashes.I think that's an excellent idea.
Gross vehicle weight could be a starting point for identifying the "city car" classes, with these getting free municipal parking, free city electric charging, discounted toll fees, use of bus lanes during peak traffic times, specialist shorter parking spaces allowing for greater density of cars/km of street space, etc. Brilliant
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