wildbilly32
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I have a Volvo XC40 R Design and just reviewed an article by Volvo about their study of pollution comparison between ICE XC40 and the EV XC40. The executive summary showed the ICE XC40 is overall less polluting until it gets to 90k miles. So I plan to drive mine until 90k and feel good about doing a small thing for the environment.I don’t disagree with you, but I read a study showing that since electric cars are more efficient at utilizing energy than ICE cars, even in a coal-powered grid, an EV’s net CO2 emissions are similar to that of a very efficient gas-powered car, something like say, a Honda Civic
This doesn’t consider manufacturing emissions, which normally makes it so that it takes a few years for an EV to be “greener” over a ICE car too.
But yeah if the grid is having trouble supplying energy then that’s a logistical problem that makes it less desirable.
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