CO2 balance of e-cars: A new US study refutes a murderous argument from opponents of e-mobility and gives astonishing energy balance figures for supply chains.
New Haven – e-cars are emission-free, but the complex production and disposal of the required batteries kills their actually good carbon footprint, is one of the killing arguments of electromobility critics. A new US study by the renowned Yale University has put these prejudices under the microscope.
As Kreiszeitung.de * revealed, there is a clear winner in the CO2 balance when the indirect emissions from raw material supply chains and manufacturing processes are included.
How environmentally friendly are e-cars? New study shows amazing things
The research team around Dr. Paul Wolfram collected data from the National Energy Modeling System (NEMS), which models the entire US energy system. Carbon prices, life cycles of the installed components such as batteries and supply chains were calculated accordingly. * Kreiszeitung.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
