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2024-03-07 02:22:27 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 15397DA39E51457CB62A56E8E0693C1AD6956206C01BBBE48839E79CEDFA01CB
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From earlier data, EVs take ~2 years of average driving to zero out their battery footprint. It's even shorter now, as manufacturing efficiencies continues to lower the footprint. https://theicct.org/publication/effects-of-battery-manufacturing-on-electric-vehicle-life-cycle-greenhouse-gas-emissions/ An EV will always be cleaner overall than ICE. https://environment.yale.edu/news/article/yse-study-finds-electric-vehicles-provide-lower-carbon-emissions-through-additional
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