Found an article on Forbes from 2015 already stating at that time that as long as people are buying and driving cars, Teslas are excellent choices regarding carbon emissions.
The article refers to a detail study comparing for example an average midsize midrange BEV with an average midsize gasoline-powered car : it takes just 4,900 miles of driving to “pay back” !!
A very good summary is provided with this chart :
Lets talk about numbers:
1- manufacturing of a full-sized Tesla Model S rear-wheel drive car with an 85 KWH battery was equivalent to a full-sized internal combustion car except for the battery, which added 15% or one metric ton of CO2 emissions to the total manufacturing.
2-before anyone says "But electricity is generated from coal!", they took that into account too --> it's included in the 53% overall reduction.
3-what happens to the battery at end of lifecycle? Answer: Tesla recycles it, recovering 70% of the carbon, as Umicore’s factory plants are able to recycle their batteries into completely reusable materials and substantially reduce the carbon footprint of manufacturing Lithium-ion batteries.
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