04-02-2022, 06:09 PM
I know I should look it up but I am being lazy.
Is that number a fleet average? Or ALL individual vehicles? Big difference.
We have a lot of cars these days that can get great mileage. Not many want to drive them though. I use my pickup truck weekly for what it was designed for. A little, plastic car with no carrying capacity will not cut it for me.
Another question: how much carbon is emitted charging an EV? Somewhere coal or gas is being burned to make the electricity. Shouldn't that be the criteria here is we are concerned about the climate and all? MPG is meaningless in that context. A fossil fuel vehicle and an EV should be compared to the same standard.
Unless society shaping is the main goal. Then we don't need to bother with a fair comparison. We can conveniently claim "it's about the science" all day but never have to demonstrate it.
Is that number a fleet average? Or ALL individual vehicles? Big difference.
We have a lot of cars these days that can get great mileage. Not many want to drive them though. I use my pickup truck weekly for what it was designed for. A little, plastic car with no carrying capacity will not cut it for me.
Another question: how much carbon is emitted charging an EV? Somewhere coal or gas is being burned to make the electricity. Shouldn't that be the criteria here is we are concerned about the climate and all? MPG is meaningless in that context. A fossil fuel vehicle and an EV should be compared to the same standard.
Unless society shaping is the main goal. Then we don't need to bother with a fair comparison. We can conveniently claim "it's about the science" all day but never have to demonstrate it.