The first article of the series looks at the carbon footprint of electric vehicles and distinguishes between embedded emissions, operational emissions and end-of-life emissions. The carbon emissions during the manufacturing process depend on the energy sources that are being used and the energy mix of the grid of the country, area or facility in which the car is produced. The greener the energy that is being used, the fewer emissions in the production process. Ideally, the energy used would be renewable...
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