Interesting comparison to ICE XC40 and XC40 Recharge. Basically, the manufacturing process of the EVs has a significantly higher footprint because of the batteries. The break-even point is roughly around 65,000 miles, but that can vary widely depending on your local mix of renewable and fossil-based electricity.
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This thread prompted me to locate the energy generation breakdown of my local utility (which I can't find at the moment). While doing that I stumbled on this report on the cost of Solar. It says Solar will be the least expensive source of electricity nationwide by 2030. Most of the country is already there, or only a few years from reaching that goal.
www.greentechmedia.com
Of course, a grid sourced by renewables like solar requires a storage element to be useful. The sun doesn't always shine, especially at night. But EVs, conveniently, are storage devices; so the trick is charging them when all that low-cost solar power is available. Doing that may require rethinking when, and therefore, where we charge them. Charging at home overnight seems likely to become the least optimal option.
Solar Will Be Cheapest Form of Electricity Across US by 2030, Plus Other PV Trends | GTM Squared
A look at the resource’s next decade, in charts.
www.greentechmedia.com
Of course, a grid sourced by renewables like solar requires a storage element to be useful. The sun doesn't always shine, especially at night. But EVs, conveniently, are storage devices; so the trick is charging them when all that low-cost solar power is available. Doing that may require rethinking when, and therefore, where we charge them. Charging at home overnight seems likely to become the least optimal option.
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