Are EVs really better for the climate?

Published On: April 17, 2023

Electric vehicles are rapidly growing in popularity as the number of different options has increased dramatically over the last couple of years and prices are beginning to move towards parity with internal combustion engine cars.

But once all the carbon costs of extracting, processing and manufacturing are taken into account, how much lower is the overall lifetime carbon footprint of an EV compared to and ICE car? And for that matter, what’s the carbon footprint of all the other types of transport we use in modern society?

Energy-saving and New Energy Vehicle Technology Roadmap 2.0 http://en.sae-china.org/a3967.html

Tags: BEV, Carbon Footprint, Electric Car, Electric Vehicle, ICEV, Transportation, Video(2023)

About the Author: Chris Machens

Chris covers the climate and extreme weather, and when not posting articles to the site he works on our next video production.

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