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It’s lazy because it might have been true in 2015 or maybe even 2018 and it might be true for some old cars now but with the increased and increasing % of electricity generated in the UK being renewable and the increasingly green battery manufacture and recycling, it would only take around 25k miles (2yrs for me) of driving that Range Rover before the Tesla is better for the planet on lifetime emissions.
Example calcs from several studies are available. A quick google:
https://www.boundless.co.uk/be-inspired/driving/is-keeping-my-old-car-greener-than-buying-a-new-ev
Soul-
There are far more environmental and social impacts than just emissions which you seem to be ignoring and you and those articles seem to be comparing very inefficient vehicles to new EV's, those all talk about 30mpg, I haven't driven a vehicle achieving less than 50mpg in over a decade, using the figures from the European Parliament report it would take me 60k miles of ICE milage (probably more now E10 is rolled out) to break even on the manufacture of a new EV. Obviously there is zero need to buy a new EV when used EV's exist.
I’m just baffled that people would waste their time trying to shame people who have decided to switch to electric that someone who’s just had a new diesel Range Rover or a brand new BMW M car delivered. Makes no sense to me other than it’s just the new hipster thing to hate.
You will be pleased to know my friends bragging about their newly leased M series get an equal level of eye roll as there is just no need to require a new car every 2 or 3 years .
My next car will most likely be EV but might be hybrid, will be dictated by whats available second hand at the time
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Can you tell me which Tesla I can buy for £3k?
greentricky
midlife
How is it a lazy argument? I think it pretty well established that running an existing vehicle has a far lower environmental and social cost than manufacturing a new one
In addition I would say it is an anti-consumerism position rather than anti-electric and how is running a knackered old car ever cool, there is far more social credit to be gained from showing off your shiny new EV