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Greener than green
Nov. 30th, 2017 02:00 pmAccording to data from the Trancik Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a Tesla Model S P100D saloon driven in the US midwest produces 226 grammes of carbon dioxide (or equivalent) per kilometre over its lifecycle — a significant reduction to the 385g for a luxury 7-series BMW. But the [internal combustion engine Mitsubishi] Mirage emits even less, at just 192g.
The MIT data substantiate a study from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology last year: “Larger electric vehicles can have higher lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions than smaller conventional vehicles." [Duh!]
As things stand, a small car like the Mirage could be illegal to drive in cities across Europe, the UK and China by 2030, as incoming bans on combustion engine cars will pay no attention to fuel economy or efficiency of production.
https://www.ft.com/content/a22ff86e-ba37-11e7-9bfb-4a9c83ffa852?segmentId=67d087c9-a25a-a9ee-db59-a271d5f46ebf
The MIT data substantiate a study from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology last year: “Larger electric vehicles can have higher lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions than smaller conventional vehicles." [Duh!]
As things stand, a small car like the Mirage could be illegal to drive in cities across Europe, the UK and China by 2030, as incoming bans on combustion engine cars will pay no attention to fuel economy or efficiency of production.
https://www.ft.com/content/a22ff86e-ba37-11e7-9bfb-4a9c83ffa852?segmentId=67d087c9-a25a-a9ee-db59-a271d5f46ebf
