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1.8 Million Barrels of Oil a Day Avoided from Electric Vehicles (cleantechnica.com)

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[-] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 25 points 11 months ago

They did.

Naturally, less oil being burnt means less CO2 emissions. BNEF estimates that electric vehicles currently prevent 112 million metric tons of CO2 emissions per year. And this is net emissions reductions, also taking into account the emissions from extra electricity generation.

[-] jenny_ball@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

oh nice

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