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0 pointsirthomasthomas3y ago0 comments

The quantity of CO2 needing to be dumped in to the atmosphere to manufacture new cars to meet this is going to be astronomical. The majority of the CO2 cost of a car is in the manufacturing. I don't understand why they are doing this?

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monodeldiablo3y ago

Because the CO2 cost of manufacturing a new ICE car is comparable to that of a new EV, but the lifetime CO2 contribution of a new EV is far lower than that of an ICE car.

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irthomasthomasOP3y ago

Look, according to Volvo, (who make an EV and ICE version of the same car, on the same manufacturing process),

"The emissions from Materials production and refining of the ICE are roughly 40 per cent less than for the BEV" [0]

Therefore, forcing people to scrap working vehicles and buy new ones, in such a short time period, is going to dump massive quantities of CO2 in to the atmosphere in very order. This sounds extremely dangerous. I don't understand their reasoning.

Surely they need to fix the EV electric energy mix to make it more renewable, before forcing people to buy the EVs

[0]https://www.volvocars.com/images/v/-/media/project/contentpl...

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trgn3y ago

ICE cars pollute the local environment, which is worse imho than their contribution to global warming. ICE cars are noisy, stink, and have unhealthy exhaust. For those reasons alone, an electric car is better.

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wenc3y ago

> The majority of the CO2 cost of a car is in the manufacturing

Is this true over the life time of the car? Studies indicate this may be a widely believed myth.

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monodeldiablo3y ago

Because the CO2 cost of manufacturing a new ICE car is comparable to that of a new EV, but the lifetime CO2 contribution of a new EV is far lower than that of an ICE car.

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irthomasthomasOP3y ago

Look, according to Volvo, (who make an EV and ICE version of the same car, on the same manufacturing process),

"The emissions from Materials production and refining of the ICE are roughly 40 per cent less than for the BEV" [0]

Surely they need to fix the EV electric energy mix to make it more renewable, before forcing people to buy the EVs

[0]https://www.volvocars.com/images/v/-/media/project/contentpl...

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trgn3y ago

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wenc3y ago

> The majority of the CO2 cost of a car is in the manufacturing

Is this true over the life time of the car? Studies indicate this may be a widely believed myth.

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