16-10-2019, 05:35 AM
(This post was last modified: 16-10-2019, 06:44 AM by Bob Culver.)
For kiwis in particular, currently an article on the Stuff website.
For whole of life world CO2 for an electric car in Australia and NZ reckoned as 273 gm CO2/km, 128 gm repectively. In Oz about 20% of electricity from non fossil sources, in NZ about 80% (in past). Fossil fuel cars 333 gm CO2 /km. Based on somewhat short life of 150,000 km, which could be hugely increased if motorists were not fashion conscious, although probably represents top battery life. So 100% electric cars not the total CO2 cure our PM presumes. I think we produce less than 1/4 % world CO2 but are determined to wreck the economy showing others the way.
For whole of life world CO2 for an electric car in Australia and NZ reckoned as 273 gm CO2/km, 128 gm repectively. In Oz about 20% of electricity from non fossil sources, in NZ about 80% (in past). Fossil fuel cars 333 gm CO2 /km. Based on somewhat short life of 150,000 km, which could be hugely increased if motorists were not fashion conscious, although probably represents top battery life. So 100% electric cars not the total CO2 cure our PM presumes. I think we produce less than 1/4 % world CO2 but are determined to wreck the economy showing others the way.