• RubberElectrons@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Sorry sorry. Where are you getting the “all losses are equivalent to ice engine inefficiency”?

    I don’t expect you to be an ME/EE, but there’s a lot of variables in that calculation, I’d just like to clarify for everyone here what you mean.

    • labsin@sh.itjust.works
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      10 months ago

      I put very minimal calculation which at least puts it around the same order and linked a report by Volvo where they try to count the whole cycle of a car with the emissions of the production and transport of used parts and fuels.

      On current electricity mix, an electric car is only slightly better on a CO2 emissions. With only renewables, it can be 2x better.

      But the statement that in China it’s at least better than a Prius is just wrong. Until renewables take a serious share of the grid, a smaller well engineered hybrid is not worse.