British study on electric cars...

[billc]

Here is an article on the downside of electric cars...

http://michellemalkin.com/2011/06/13/british-study-electric-cars-not-so-green/

From the article:

ELECTRIC cars could produce higher emissions over their lifetimes than petrol equivalents because of the energy consumed in making their batteries, a study has found.
An electric car owner would have to drive at least 129,000km before producing a net saving in CO2. Many electric cars will not travel that far in their lifetime because they typically have a range of less than 145km on a single charge and are unsuitable for long trips. Even those driven 160,000km would save only about a tonne of CO2 over their lifetimes.
The British study, which is the first analysis of the full lifetime emissions of electric cars covering manufacturing, driving and disposal, undermines the case for tackling climate change by the rapid introduction of electric cars.
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The study was commissioned by the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership, which is jointly funded by the British government and the car industry. It found that a mid-size electric car would produce 23.1 tonnes of CO2 over its lifetime, compared with 24 tonnes for a similar petrol car. Emissions from manufacturing electric cars are at least 50 per cent higher because batteries are made from materials such as lithium, copper and refined silicon, which require much energy to be processed.

 

[Steve]

I'll try to read the article in more depth later, but here's a link to the actual article published, that the one Malkin quotes is referencing:

http://www.lowcvp.org.uk/news/1644/...nce-of-measuring-whole-life-carbon-emissions/

Electric and hybrid cars create more carbon emissions during their production than standard vehicles – but are still greener overall, according to the report.

The study found that some of the CO2 savings made during the use of low carbon vehicles are offset by increased emissions created during their production and, to a lesser extent, disposal. However, overall electric and hybrid vehicles still have lower carbon footprints than normal cars.

For example, a typical medium sized family car will create around 24 tonnes of CO2 during its life cycle, while an electric vehicle (EV) will produce around 18 tonnes over its life. For a battery EV, 46% of its total carbon footprint is generated at the factory, before it has
travelled a single mile.

Greg Archer, LowCVP Managing Director, said: “This work dispels the myth that low carbon vehicles simply displace emissions from the exhaust to other sources. However, it does highlight the need to look at reducing carbon emissions from vehicles throughout their lifecycle

Another example of how Malkin and other pundits don't let facts get in the way of their opinion based news.

It's not a secret that we have to figure out the battery situation. Lithium batteries isn't going to cut it for long. But I have faith in our brilliant scientists. We'll come up with something.

Here's a link to the full study: http://lowcvp.org.uk/assets/reports...P - Life Cycle CO2 Measure - Final Report.pdf

 

[Carol]

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