电动汽车是零排放? 不!

I’m sorry, I’m going to talk about the elephant in the room. 电动汽车(EV)是 不 零排放. 这就像是在说:“我不吃东西.”

Before you object, let’s ask ourselves a few questions about EVs:

• What minerals are in the battery and how did we get them?
• 电池是怎么来的?
• 电是从哪里来的? 哪里有一百万只轮子上的仓鼠吗?

T在这里 are a lot of other questions, too, like, “How do we dispose of these batteries?” Maybe they can be recycled; maybe they can’t. But let’s concentrate on the questions from above. 

我最近见到了格雷厄姆·康威, principal engineer from Southwest 研究 Institute, discuss and compare the carbon dioxide (CO2) output of conventional, 电动和混合动力汽车. Conway argues that we’re inappropriately rushing to implement EVs. 这 video (click on the link to watch) is just under 14 minutes, but well worth the time. 在这, Conway addresses the true carbon emission footprint of vehicles, the CO2 penalty that would catch most EV proponents off guard. He discusses the complexity of securing the minerals to make EV batteries and the current renewable electrical energy, factors that determine the true CO2 output over the vehicle’s life. 根据康威的专家建议, 我们现在应该只考虑混血儿, 基于当前可用的技术.

Getting more of these minerals is going to be interesting. 我们都喜欢税收减免, but to be eligible for some of the new credits available under the Inflation Reduction Act, t在这里 are restrictions surrounding w在这里 battery minerals can come from. 您可以通过单击找到这些规则 在这里 for a prior 我们对 article written by a Schneider Downs Auto Advisor team member. 很明显, we’ll need to find new ways to get these minerals from the eligible countries, 这是另一个因素吗. 

The video was well received by controllers at our latest Pennsylvania 汽车 Association meeting. 让我们知道 你的 thoughts, and please feel free to reach out to 你的 SD Auto Advisor to discuss.

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