The Truth About EV Emissions

/ April 8, 2021

From Josh Charles.

Is a coal-powered Tesla electric car dirtier than an ICE car? Vehicle CO2 emissions are a big deal. I examine the numbers on ICE vs EV emissions with surprising results along the way.

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Sources
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[1] https://www.bts.gov/content/average-fuel-efficiency-us-light-duty-vehicles
[2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK531294/
[3] https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/greenhouse-gas-emissions-typical-passenger-vehicle
[4] https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/electricity/electricity-in-the-us.php
[5] https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=74&t=11
[6] https://www.fueleconomy.gov
[7] https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=105&t=3
[8] https://bit.ly/3moXALh
[9] https://www.oliver-krischer.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/English_Studie.pdf
[10] https://bit.ly/3usCfDo
[11] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876610217309049
[12] https://bit.ly/3fRKsNi
[13] https://bit.ly/3cZJZH7
[14] https://bit.ly/3muYRAc
[15] https://www.carboncounter.com
[16] https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.est.6b00177
[17] https://www.chooseenergy.com/data-center/electricity-sources-by-state/
[18] https://afdc.energy.gov/vehicles/electric_emissions.html
[19] https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/aeo/pdf/AEO2020%20Electricity.pdf
[20] https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy13osti/56487.pdf
[21] https://www.carboncounter.com
[22] https://afdc.energy.gov/vehicles/electric_emissions.html

Chapters
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0:00 Let’s Go
1:24 Setting Up the Problem
3:10 ICE CO2 Emissions
3:55 EV CO2 Emissions
4:37 Electricity Generation CO2
7:38 Gasoline Production CO2
9:19 The Prius
10:00 Manufacturing CO2
12:46 Graphing It!
14:03 The Actual Grid
15:42 A Cleaner Grid
17:46 Solar
20:20 Be That Guy

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