A pair of psychologists and an economist at the University of Turku, in Finland, have found that because the average electric vehicle (EV) owner is wealthier than the average person, they still have a bigger than average carbon footprint.
  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    28 days ago

    EV owners have bigger carbon footprint than average because they are wealthier

    I don’t find this surprising. A more interesting statistic would be whether the average EV owner has a smaller carbon footprint compared to similar ICE owners. I expect they would.

    Maybe EVs are not a comprehensive climate solution?

    I draw a different conclusion: EVs need to become cheaper, to accelerate the transition away from ICE vehicles.