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Electric cars in Germany are emitting more toxic CO2 than diesel vehicles, according to a recent study.<\/p>\n
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By including the CO2 emissions from the production of batteries in electric cars, researchers at the Ifo Institute in Munich found that electric vehicles attribute 11% to 28% more CO2 than their diesel counterparts.<\/p>\n
“Mining and processing the lithium, cobalt and manganese used for batteries consume a great deal of energy,” reported the Brussels Times. “A Tesla Model 3 battery, for example, represents between 11 and 15 tonnes of CO2.”<\/p>\n
“Given a lifetime of 10 years and an annual travel distance of 15,000 kilometres, this translates into 73 to 98 grams of CO2 per kilometre,” scientists Christoph Buchal, Hans-Dieter Karl and Hans-Werner Sinn noted in their study.<\/p>\n
Additionally, the study pointed out that it’s not just the production phase; charging the batteries of electric cars also produces more CO2 due to the increased production of energy required for charging.<\/p>\n
That led to the study’s authors criticizing EU regulations that claim fleet emissions for electric vehicles start out at “zero” CO2.
The authors believe that methane-powered gasoline engines are worth looking into instead. <\/p>\n
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December 14, 2019<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n