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[โ€“] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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.

[โ€“] labsin@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 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.