Are EVs environment friendly only if charged via electricity generated from renewable resources? Let's figure it out!

1. Demystifying the myth
Are EVs environment friendly only if
charged via electricity generated
from renewable resources?
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2. On point!
Environmental impact of:
1.Manufacturing
2.Fuel Usage

3. Manufacturing
of Electric
Vehicle
Most important component
is Lithium Ion in battery
which is obtained from
mineral rich brine by
mining process.
750 tons of brine gives 1
ton of Lithium
Average EV manufacturing
could be responsible for up
to 7-8 tons of CO2
emissions.
Same figure for long range
EV comes out to be 17
tons of CO2 emissions.

4. Manufacturing
of IC Engine
Cars
IC engine car
manufacturing is far more
advanced with refined and
optimized processes.
Considering the journey
from mining ore to ready
car, average IC engine car is
responsible for up to 7
tons CO2 emissions

5. Fuel Usage
A car runs 18000 km per year
A car is usable for 10 years
Fuel economy for IC engine car is 12km
per liter
Average range of EV is 250km per full
charge
Assumptions for the sake of apple-to-apple
comparison:

6. Fuel Usage for
EVs
Even if an electric vehicle is
charged from worst source
of electricity, it would be
responsible for up to 2 tons
of CO2 emissions per year

7. Fuel Usage
for IC Engine
Cars
IC engine car exhaust is responsible for up to 5.2 tons
of CO2 emissions per year. So, 52 tons of CO2
emissions in the entire life span is imminent.
But the petrol/diesel must be extracted from crude
oil and refined.
• - Average daily oil production is 95 million barrels which
accounts for 770 million tons of CO2 emissions
• - Single refinery is responsible for 280 billion tons
of CO2 emissions in a year

8. Verdict!
Even if we ignore the emissions due to
processing of petrol/diesel, electric vehicles
are far better than IC engine cars.
Origin Electric Vehicle IC Engine Car
Manufacturing 17-20 7
Fuel Usage 20 52
Total 37-40 59
CO2 Emissions (in tons)

9. Are EVs
environment
friendly only if
charged via
electricity
generated from
renewable
resources?
A big NO! EVs are far better than
traditional cars when it
comes to environmental
impact.
As EV production
gets more efficient,
its environmental
impact will get
better.
Battery charging via
electricity generated from
renewable resources will
improve environmental
footprints of EVs.

10. Thank you.