Grams of CO2/Mi: The Ignored Metric That Every Car Buyer Should Know

22 Jul 2023 | Abstracted from Headmap

"...average American vehicle - something it claims does about 22.2 miles per gallon and drives 11,500 miles per year, which all tracks with my experience -emits about 4.6 metric tons of CO2 per year...a clear winner here: electric vehicles. They all emit 0 grams of CO2 per mile, underscoring how important EVs are to decarbonization..."

ADDITIONAL RELATED NEWS LINKS

• How Amazon Became The Largest Private EV Charging Operator In The U.S.


• Plastics Industry Heats World 4 Times As Much As Air Travel, Report Finds


• UC Berkeley Study Confirms That Yes, EVs Do What They Promise To Do


• The Problem With Plug-In Hybrids? Their Drivers


• Scooters Are The Most Efficient Way To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Colorado Study Finds


• Automakers Say They Won't Try To Push Back EU's 2035 ICE Ban


• Carbon Passports: Are We Really on the Eve of Seeing Travel Rationed?


• PHEV vs BEV vs ICE vs Hybrid CO2 Emissions


• Do Electric Cars Really Produce Fewer Carbon Emissions Than Petrol 0r Diesel Vehicles?


• Here's Why Electrification Is About Much More Than Battery electric vehicles