Post #4284750
2026-07-31 14:38 UTC
@the_wub@mastodon.social @tbegush@mastodon.social
er., from memory. Volvo's figures where for a complete lifecycle, ie. build, use and recycle.
You can't compare that to jusr clocking up miles in a Trabant. You need to include build and recycling.
Incidentally Volvo's numbers also covered the figures for an equivalent ICE Volvo, annd it was much lower.
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@the_wub@mastodon.social 2026-07-31 16:19
@MarkHoltom@mastodonapp.uk @tbegush@mastodon.social The figures I got in the Norwegian motoring press were just for build as far as I remember. For me the point is that if I buy a new electric SUV and throw away the Trabant then I cause a large amount of CO2 to be emitted immediately. If I continue to use the Trabant then it will take me many years to cause the same amount of CO2 to be emitted. Whether the distance is 150,000 or 80,000 is not so important, both are still a lot more than my annual mileage.