Great info Lost, I might decipher it in a week or two.
Quote: Table 8 concludes an EV requires 50 GJ and 3,250 CO2 to manufacture while a normal ICV requires 34 GJ and 2,000 kg of CO2.
They compare an ICV vs an EV
They say to make an EV is 50% to mfg than a ICV, which let's assume that's the battery cost. (1250 co2 or 16 GJ)
What they don't discuss is that you need to replace the battery after x years of use and they don't add that into the calculations. I guess they'll just launch the whole thing to Mars.
Quote:EV will indirectly produce 2,750 kg of CO2 yearly, while an IC Vehicle will almost double that at 5,300 kg of CO2 per year.
This is the cost of travel not including the battery, 1250co2.
And I bet it does not include power transmission efficiencies.
SO if I ride a m/c to work and my mpg twice that of the studied ICV... do my farts smell good too?
and factor in that traffic means sh!t to me, my commute times are stable and I'm not grid locked and cussing.