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EV& #39;s are already THREE times better!
Today @transenv came out with the best study in the world right now on the CO2 emissions of electric vehicles versus diesel or petrol. They also provide a handy tool that allows you to compare country and technology. (short thread)
Today @transenv came out with the best study in the world right now on the CO2 emissions of electric vehicles versus diesel or petrol. They also provide a handy tool that allows you to compare country and technology. (short thread)
I mailed the lead author my compliments yesterday (after I got pre-release info from @volkskrant) and was heartened to hear (and see in the supplement) that my publication about this ( https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542435119302715)">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/a... was put to good use. Their time investment took it to the next level!
What I really like is that this is finally a study that includes development of the electricity mix over the years the EV is driven. Most studies simply assume they will always drive on the mix that& #39;s prevalent in the year they where sold which is just sloppy.
What I also like is that they use up to date numbers on battery production.
They left out nothing and where extremely complete. But that doesn& #39;t harm the EV: it& #39;s even better in coal heavy Poland by now. And in renewable Sweden it& #39;s really no contest.
What I like best is that they are very very transparent. I always look at the annex with underlying assumptions and here I think it is well written, short but exhaustive and accurate. https://www.transportenvironment.org/sites/te/files/T%26E%E2%80%99s%20EV%20life%20cycle%20analysis%20LCA.pdf">https://www.transportenvironment.org/sites/te/...
I hope @transenv keeps it up so I can move on to do different things. (Just like @CarbonBrief now updates my pinned tweet on solar PV and the IEA ;-)
The coming months I will focus on electric 40t trucks and the disruptive impact of EV on IPCC scenarios. Maybe podcasts and vlogs.
The coming months I will focus on electric 40t trucks and the disruptive impact of EV on IPCC scenarios. Maybe podcasts and vlogs.
Here is a (Dutch) article in the @volkskrant (one of 5 large Dutch newspapers) on the study and my impression of it. Maybe others can add other mentions of the study in the media to this thread. https://www.volkskrant.nl/economie/elektrische-auto-s-zijn-daadwerkelijk-veel-groener-dan-benzine-en-dieselvarianten~b22c0eed/?utm_source=link&utm_medium=app&utm_campaign=shared%20content&utm_content=free">https://www.volkskrant.nl/economie/...
