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Biden Administration Tells Car Companies to Ignore Right to Repair Law People Overwhelmingly Voted For (www.vice.com)

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[–] DevCat 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is especially true as the break even point concerning EV vs ICE carbon footprints is at 89,000 miles. Many of us consider EVs for the environmental impact, so when you add into the lifetime of the product, the need for upgrades to keep them secure, it becomes a serious issue.

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/lifetime-carbon-emissions-electric-vehicles-vs-gasoline-cars-2021-06-29/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

89,000 miles

Looking at your link, the 89,000 number comes from assuming that you fuel your EV using 100% coal-fired generation. Who does that?

Using the "U.S. average energy mix," the number is 14,800 miles. Or at least it was back in 2021 when this article was written. Given that the grid keeps getting cleaner every year, I assume that number has continued to improve.

And of course, that's just the average. There does seem to be some correlation between states that generate clean energy, and states that have lots of EVs.