{"id":9893,"date":"2023-05-06T15:37:40","date_gmt":"2023-05-06T13:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/06\/im-glad-youve-bought-an-electric-vehicle-but-your-conscience-isnt-clean-john-naughton\/"},"modified":"2023-05-06T15:37:40","modified_gmt":"2023-05-06T13:37:40","slug":"im-glad-youve-bought-an-electric-vehicle-but-your-conscience-isnt-clean-john-naughton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/06\/im-glad-youve-bought-an-electric-vehicle-but-your-conscience-isnt-clean-john-naughton\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m glad you\u2019ve bought an electric vehicle. But your conscience isn\u2019t clean | John Naughton"},"content":{"rendered":"

First, you\u2019ve got to drive a long way before you overcome your EV\u2019s embedded carbon debt. And then there\u2019s the trouble with the minerals in its battery\u2026<\/p>\n

So you\u2019ve finally taken the plunge and bought an electric vehicle (EV)? Me too. You\u2019re basking in the warm glow that comes from doing one\u2019s bit to save the planet, right? And now you know that smug feeling when you are stuck in a motorway tailback behind a hideous diesel SUV that\u2019s pumping out particulates and noxious gases, but you\u2019re sitting there in peace and quiet and emitting none of the above. And when the traffic finally starts to move again you notice that the fast lane is clear and you want to get ahead of that dratted SUV. So you put your foot down and \u2013 whoosh! \u2013 you get that pressure in the small of your back that only owners of Porsche 911s used to get. Life\u2019s good, n\u2019est-ce pas<\/em>?<\/p>\n

Er, up to a point. True, there\u2019s nothing noxious coming out of your exhaust pipe, because you don\u2019t have one; and the electric motors that power your wheels certainly don\u2019t burn any fossil fuel. But that doesn\u2019t mean that your carbon footprint is zero. First of all, where did the electricity that charged that big battery of yours come from? If it came from renewable sources, then that\u2019s definitely good for the planet. But in most countries, at least some of that electricity came from non-renewable sources, maybe even \u2013 shock, horror! \u2013 coal-burning generating stations.<\/p>\n

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\nFirst, you\u2019ve got to drive a long way before you overcome your EV\u2019s embedded carbon debt. And then there\u2019s the trouble with the minerals in its battery\u2026
\nSo you\u2019ve finally taken the plunge and bought an electric vehicle (EV)? Me too. You\u2019re basking in the warm glow that comes from doing one\u2019s bit to save the planet, right? And now you know that smug feeling when you are stuck in a motorway tailback behind a hideous diesel SUV that\u2019s pumping out particulates and noxious gases, but you\u2019re sitting there in peace and quiet and emitting none of the above. And when the traffic finally starts to move again you notice that the fast lane is clear and you want to get ahead of that dratted SUV. So you put your foot down and \u2013 whoosh! \u2013 you get that pressure in the small of your back that only owners of Porsche 911s used to get. Life\u2019s good, n\u2019est-ce pas?
\nEr, up to a point. True, there\u2019s nothing noxious coming out of your exhaust pipe, because you don\u2019t have one; and the electric motors that power your wheels certainly don\u2019t burn any fossil fuel. But that doesn\u2019t mean that your carbon footprint is zero. First of all, where did the electricity that charged that big battery of yours come from? If it came from renewable sources, then that\u2019s definitely good for the planet. But in most countries, at least some of that electricity came from non-renewable sources, maybe even \u2013 shock, horror! \u2013 coal-burning generating stations. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

First, you\u2019ve got to drive a long way before you overcome your EV\u2019s embedded carbon debt. And then there\u2019s the trouble with the minerals in its battery\u2026 So you\u2019ve finally taken the plunge and bought an electric vehicle (EV)? Me too. You\u2019re basking in the warm glow that comes from doing one\u2019s bit to save …<\/p>\n

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