How do you accurately measure a manufactured product carbon footprint? You can start by looking at the machine wattage used to manufacture the parts for a V8, I4 and a Wankel and compare that accurately vs an EV motor. But how do you measure the diesel burned for transport and refining of raw materials? By the ton, and type of process used?
It isn't easy, but yes. For instance if a car sold in NJ has a Lithium based battery in it you'd track it all the way from digging it out of the earth wherever that is and figure out how much pollution etc it take to get it to the production facility where it gets combined with other parts, then track that larger assembly along the whole path. Then you'll know what it took to get it to the sales point.
Not sure I read the results correctly, but looks like the petrol car requires a smaller carbon footprint to build.
Apparently an overlooked factor is the additional wear of the tires due to the extra weight of the battery (are they lasting longer because they’re bigger maybe). Both expensive and polluting (more then the equivalent pollution produced by an equivalent lighter petrol car). Came out of a university research in England.
And they then put that carbon value/number against the product lifetime? Do they consider that some consumers look at cars as throw away expense and the car may not hit the maximum miles before recycled?
A Tesla will brake itself to avoid a collision. It’s nearly impossible to hit a large object head on. A cat would be toast, but won’t hit another car.Interesting behavior study:
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@THATmanMANNY can you confirm:
“These findings include an analysis of Tesla drivers who also operate another vehicle. These drivers are nearly 50% less likely to crash while driving their Tesla than any other vehicle they operate. We conducted the same analysis on individuals who operate a Porsche and another vehicle. In this case, we observed the opposite effect. Porsche drivers are 55% more likely to crash while driving their Porsche compared to their other vehicle.”
I can tell Mercedes is going all-in on electric. I can tell by how they installed a car charger a few years back and always make sure it's blocked an inaccessible.
Doesn't @Patrick have a deposit on one of these?
It was 5k when we got it, literally the month before it ended. Edit: and it was for cars under $55k. Looks like that was lowered to under $45k. And $2k rebate for $45k to$50k. Our model Y was just shy of $55k, and they've gotten way more expensive since then. Does Tesla even make a car that would qualify now?
The batteries 100% do not outlast, nor do they come close to the life expectancy of a combustion engine with routine maintenance. You can't put a expected mileage on the batteries because every little factor including air temp, humidity, driver input, length of driving sessions, etc all affect battery life.
