silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 3 months agoA Small Electric SUV Produces 52% Fewer Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions than a Comparable Gasoline Vehiclewww.energy.govexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkA Small Electric SUV Produces 52% Fewer Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions than a Comparable Gasoline Vehiclewww.energy.govsilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square29fedilinkfile-text
The emissions from the EV are largely because we’ve not yet gotten fossil fuels out of electric generation.
minus-squareKyrgizion@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoWhere I live, the majority of energy contracts are explicitly green, in which the producer guarantees the power was generated by renewable sources (mostly wind, water & solar). That would indeed skew the “greenness” even more.
Where I live, the majority of energy contracts are explicitly green, in which the producer guarantees the power was generated by renewable sources (mostly wind, water & solar). That would indeed skew the “greenness” even more.