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.
Maybe EVs are not a comprehensive climate solution??
The argument is “rich people consume more”. Which is true, and their emissions are higher because of it. Driving electric is still better than gas though.
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focussing only on the production emissionsThe argument is “rich people consume more”. Which is true, and their emissions are higher because of it. Driving electric is still better than gas though.