Life Cycle Emissions: EVs vs. Combustion Engine Vehicles (elements.visualcapitalist.com)

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We look at carbon emissions of electric, hybrid, and combustion engine vehicles through an analysis of their life cycle emissions.

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[-] lunarul@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

It's based on a use phase of 16 years and a distance of 240,000 km. That's a pretty conservative estimate of ~9300 mi/year.

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