Submission + - Green Cars Have a Dirty Little Secret (wsj.com)
Ricyteach writes: A WSJ opinion piece explains why "green" cars aren't so green. The manufacturing process for EVs emits more than two times the amount of carbon as for conventional vehicle production. Although they are indirectly emitting only half as much carbon per mile, this means the EV would have to be driven over 93,000 miles before the carbon savings even begin; that's a tall order for cars which have short ranges, and require battery replacements (more carbon emitted) at high mileages. The current iteration of "green" cars may represent fantastic technology, but that technology needs to stand or fall on its own merits in the marketplace- through features, value, and consumer appeal- without perpetuating the fantasy that the energy they use is emission free.
