When CO2 emissions linked to the production of batteries and the German energy mix – in which coal still plays an important role – are taken into consideration, electric vehicles emit 11% to 28% more than their diesel counterparts, according to the study, presented on Wednesday at the Ifo Institute in Munich.
Mining and processing the lithium, cobalt and manganese used for batteries consume a great deal of energy. A Tesla Model 3 battery, for example, represents between 11 and 15 tonnes of CO2. Given a lifetime of 10 years and an annual travel distance of 15,000 kilometres, this translates into 73 to 98 grams of CO2 per kilometre, scientists Christoph Buchal, Hans-Dieter Karl and Hans-Werner Sinn noted in their study.
The CO2 given off to produce the electricity that powers such vehicles also needs to be factored in, they say.
When all these factors are considered, each Tesla emits 156 to 180 grams of CO2 per kilometre, which is more than a comparable diesel vehicle produced by the German company Mercedes, for example.
The German researchers, therefore, take issue with the fact that European officials view electric vehicles as zero-emission ones. They note further that the EU target of 59 grams of CO2 per km by 2030 corresponds to a “technically unrealistic” consumption of 2.2 litres of diesel or 2.6 litres of gas per 100 kms.
These new limits pressure German and other European car manufacturers into switching massively to electric vehicles whereas, the researchers feel, it would have been preferable to opt for methane engines, “whose emissions are one-third less than those of diesel motors.”
Oscar Schneider
The Brussels Times
“These new limits pressure German and other European car manufacturers into switching massively to electric vehicles whereas, the researchers feel, it would have been preferable to opt for methane engines, “whose emissions are one-third less than those of diesel motors.”
How about vehicles that run on water alone?
ZERO toxic emissions from THOSE (and they do exist).
Like EVERYTHING ELSE, the notion that diesel cars are bad and electric is good is pure propaganda!! In the early 2000’s I worked at a VW dealership. One of the techs had a relative with a brand-spanking new Toyota Prius and we all postulated on fuel economy vs. our TDI cars. He brought his aunt’s car in one day and our lead tech hooked up the laptop computer to it, including the tail pipe sniffer taped down the side of the car and up through the window…they drove a route that included stop and go traffic and steady-speed driving. Came back and immediately hooked up a TDI Jetta and drove the exact same route…same traffic..same temperatures.
It wasn’t even close. The TDI gave FAR better fuel economy and the Prius pumped FAR more crap out the tail pipe over the same miles.
Everything you think you know about all this car stuff and technology has been a lie…just like everything else they try feeding us.
My guess is the European diesel cars were killed to wipe out Detroit’s competition….or perhaps the VW group wouldn’t pay the Clintons their extortion fee to be able to sell cars in North America, so the whole scandal thing suddenly came to light. Either way, we all lose. Diesel vehicles are wonderful machines!!
Put a tail pipe sniffer in Hillarys ass.