Ricardo study finds electric and hybrid cars have a higher carbon footprint during production than conventional vehicles, but still offer a lower footprint over the full life cycle
Green Car Congress
JUNE 8, 2011
For example, a typical medium-sized family car will create around 24 tonnes of CO 2 during its life cycle, while an electric vehicle (EV) will produce around 18 tonnes over its life, the report said. This work dispels the myth that low carbon vehicles simply displace emissions from the exhaust to other sources. emissions in.
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