In spite of coal for generating electricity and the higher carbon
footprint to produce EVs, they come out ahead rather quickly.
EVs start with a bigger carbon footprint, but that doesn’t last
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/evs-start-with-a-bigger-carbon-footprint-but-that-doesnt-last/
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Erasing the difference does not appear to take long. In a study
conducted by the University of Michigan (with a grant from the Ford
Motor Co.), the pollution equation evens out between 1.4 to 1.5 years
for sedans, 1.6 to 1.9 years for SUVs and about 1.6 years for pickup
trucks, based on the average number of vehicle miles traveled in the
United States.
The study found that, on average, emissions from BEV sedans were 35% of
the emissions from an internal-combustion sedan. Electric SUVs produced
37% of the emissions of a gasoline-powered counterpart, and a BEV pickup
created 34% of the emissions of an internal combustion model. (Because
gasoline-powered pickups consume more fuel than smaller vehicles,
switching to a battery electric pickup results in an increased reduction
in emissions.)
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Of the more than 3,000 counties in the United States, 78 counties had
increased overall emissions from electric sedans compared with internal
combustion vehicles. In those 78 counties, most of the electricity was
generated from coal, said Greg Keoleian, director of the Center for
Sustainable Systems at the University of Michigan and lead author of the
study.
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A study in January conducted by Ricardo Strategy Consulting for the
Fuels Institute, a nonprofit think tank focusing on transit and fuel,
found similar results. In 200,000 miles of driving, a typical internal
combustion vehicle would emit 66 tons of greenhouse gas emissions in the
United States. A battery electric vehicle would emit 39 tons over that
same distance. And within 19,000 miles, the higher emissions caused by
battery manufacturing would be offset by lower emissions from driving an
electric vehicle.
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According to an LCA study published in 2020, prepared by Ricardo for the
U.K. Department for Transport, electric vehicles saved an estimated 65%
in emissions compared with a similar internal combustion vehicle.
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In an LCA study conducted by Volkswagen, the company found that driving
its ID. 3, a small BEV not sold in the United States, more than 120,000
miles in Europe would create about a 26% decrease in greenhouse gas
emissions compared with a Golf model of a similar size.
And a study conducted in India by RMI, a nonprofit organization that
works to increase sustainable energy systems, found the country still
showed net gains for BEVs even though it generates 75% of its
electricity from coal.
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Peri
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