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2024-03-07 11:32:56 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 492F43DD6C7672A316EECE481B9B68976EF8F20727205AB75F7993E6A08D5BF9
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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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