Electric vehicles emit more CO2 than diesel vehicles(theguardian.com)

3 pointsby amadeuspzsvor 7 Jahren1 comments

Electric vehicles emit more CO2 than diesel vehicles

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/25/are-electric-vehicles-really-so-climate-friendly

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I took a quick glance at the quoted research, none of which has been peer reviewed as far as I can tell, and the reduction of emissions during use of an EV is offset by the production which apparently uses more energy for EVs.

This offset is compensated for in about 100.000 km in a EU context. A bit more than 200.000 km 'in the context of Germany’s energy mix'.

> Even the most gifted engineers will not be able to build internal combustion engines (ICEs) that meet the EU’s prescribed standards (unless they force their customers into soapbox cars).

Remarks like that make think the author is not entirely unbiased either. All in all, this reads like an op-ed paid for by an industry with a lot of vested interests in oil & coal.