Electric cars have been enjoying increasing success among motorists for several years. But thanks to increased supply and financial assistance, sales have increased especially in the last one or two years across Europe. Thus, the market share of zero-emission cars in France is now over 15% and continues to grow. And besides fuel economy, the main reason for purchasing such a car will be its environmental friendliness. In fact, this engine is described as more environmentally friendly.
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Not at first
But is it really? It is an electric car really clean ? Well, partially, but definitely not directly from the factory. In any case, this is what a recent study conducted by VDI, a German company specializing in engineering, digital transformation and adaptation to climate change, suggests. The latter studied the environmental impact of several compact cars such as the Volkswagen Golf, Ford Focus and Volkswagen ID.3. And the result is quite surprising, as experts indicate that an electric car really becomes clean after at least 90,000 kilometers.
Polluting production
But how does this happen? One of the researchers responsible for this study gives us an explanation: “It is well known that the exact ecological balance of cars depends on many factors: the place of production, the energy mix in the production of the car and its components, as well as the propulsion system used on the road, and consumed energy. Due to their production more resource intensiveelectric and hybrid vehicles have an “ecological back pack” when it comes to their life cycle assessment because battery production now takes place almost exclusively in Asia.”
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Source: Auto Plus
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