It seems that the green image that stuck to the electric car, is not justified.
As long as it's a new vehicle at least.
This not-so-new novelty was unveiled at the long-held Glasgow Climate Conference.
Precisely in this place, the meeting place of all those who have judged the car and the internal combustion engine, this statement was heard.
Looks like someone decided to pull the finger out of the dam, and also point it straight at the naked king.
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Volvo CEO Ken Samuelson unveiled at the climate conference data comparing the degree of pollution of two cars made by one electric company and the other petrol-powered.
The level of pollution referred to the entire life of the car, from the production stage, through use to the end of its journey.
From the company's data, a fairly clear picture emerges.
The production process of the electric car pollutes the environment.
How much?
70 percent more than the production of a parallel car with a gasoline engine.
Of course, throughout its life the electric car will catch up with the gap thanks to lower pollutant emissions.
And when does the point come that that “green” tram justifies its existence and justifies the price of the heavy pollution in its manufacturing processes?
According to Volvo, if we refer to the average pollution of the global electricity supply, it is 110,000 km.
From there she slowly widens the gap while at the end of her life she produces a 15 percent gap in her favor.
These figures come from Volvo, a company with great social awareness, perhaps the largest ever. A pioneer in the field of safety, a commitment to zero casualties in accidents with vehicles made by it, a growing electric portfolio and maximum independent speed limits. Volvo knows that in order to reach a green, real future, one must mark the starting point, the real one. Only those who know where he stands today will be able to reach his future goals. Volvo, not against the electric car, she trusts it. But she also fully admits, battery production is a polluting process and electricity generation in the world for the most part still relies on outdated processes and, pollutants. For example - just last week we were informed that one of these (Reading Tel Aviv) will continue to operate in March until 2030.
In other words, as of this point in time, the green car, the one presented as the savior of the world (no less), is actually not that pure and innocent.
By the time it reached the world of the show and by the time it had covered 110,000 km, it was more polluting than a comparable petrol car.
Volvo's study addresses the overall level of pollution even after the car is taken out of service after 200,000 km.
Throughout their lives according to the same study, the tram will pollute by 15 percent less.
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