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Study finds EVs quickly overcome their energy-intensive build to be cleaner than gas cars (apnews.com)
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The study also estimated that gas-powered vehicles cause at least twice as much environmental damage over their lifetimes as EVs, and said the benefits of EVs can be expected to increase in coming decades as clean sources of power, such as solar and wind, are brought onto the grid.

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[–] jaykrown@lemmy.world 12 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

The longer an EV is used, the more beneficial for the environment it becomes, and the battery can be recycled. Gas powered cars are much less energy efficient and have more maintenance problems.

[–] J92@lemmy.world 9 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

That technology connections video where he burned the equivalent amount of fuel an engine uses in a second was really eye opening. It was something crazy like eight tablespoons a second.

The video in question. at about 8m 35sec.

[–] rbesfe@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 hours ago

It's 8 tbsp per minute, not per second