@paulg according to this report http://shrinkthatfootprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Shades-of-Green-Full-Report.pdf … you can average it to 70 g CO2e/km vs petrol of 40g for build + ~130g drive
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@paulg it's a good question to consider. New tech isn't always better tech. we've only begun to imagine the implicationsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg electricity is simply an interface. When clean energy is powering the grid, the implementation will swaps, recoup time drops.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg To boil it down to "environmental load" (bsd on finite resrces): Load of petrol car is 4x of AvgElectric with a "green" source mix.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg source " Departements für Umwelt, Verkehr, Energie und Kommunikation. (UVEK)" in Switzerland.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg (3 of 3) radio active waste in AvgElectr is highest and depends on the source mix of the electrical sources.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg (2) 1.5x Production energy in oil-eq (3 MJ)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg (1) as often, it depends (on the car types). Compare AvgElectr 2 ConvCar(VW Golf): all on 1Personkilometers: 0.5x the Emissions;Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Alt.?= Human driver vs. all automated. Auto. drive imply massive change 2 physical infrastructure, increase efficiency -low wasteThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg also need to consider that we burn coal & natural gas for electricityThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg somewhere I read enegy intensity of making a computer is far greater thank that of making a car, doing it sum up making a hybrid?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Jevon's Paradox suggests the answer to environmental issues is tied to people's desire TO consume rather than WHAT they consume.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg I drive 70+ miles, 1.5 + hrs a weekday. Will my productivity during this time be taken into account?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg biggest factor in determining that would be the way the electricity is produced. If from coal/gas, then no real advantage.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg If we had a set of taxes on environmental harm (e.g. a carbon tax) you could just look at TCO.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg@swolebeau virtually never based on current battery tech since they’re moving away from nihm to save weightThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg that's a very important question that isn't asked enough.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg depends on the location, in Alberta for example we are still powering our grid with 40% coal. Long time until we are net aheadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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