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Originally Posted by 81MC
Has anyone found a reputable, informative, fact based review of the gross 'carbon footprint' or emissions output of an electric vehicle compared to a currently operational gas burner?
It would be a huge scope, but it would very much interest me. Tailpipe emissions are one thing. But I'd be interested in environmental cost of the electricity and battery, right from mining the lithium to prematurely lifecycling vehicles to replace.
After all, light vehicle traditional fuel passenger transportation makes up something like 1/3 of 1/3 of greenhouse gas emissions. If it were between projects like damming the Peace River so people can drive electric behemoths, or people driving sensible, fuel efficient gasoline vehicles, I choose fuel.
Not to rain on the eco parade, but much like the Ethanol push of the 2000s, I do wonder how long before the true cost of 'green' electric cars is established.
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The EV thread has a few links to some study's. If I remember correctly using coal fired electricity iEV was a wash or slightly better in total life cycle emissions. Most new electricity is Gas in Alberta therefore in Alberta an EV makes sense.
I think you need to add 25-50% of electric generation capacity in Alberta to go to 100% EV
And the Lithium and other Rare Earth metals supply question at worldwide scale battery requirements has not been resolved.