TANSTAAFL, and there's nothing better than a Mercedes Diesel! On Thu, Oct 10, 2019 at 3:29 PM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> > Driving A Tesla Results In More CO2 Than A Mercedes Diesel Car, Study Finds > https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/24/tesla-carbon-dioxide-mercedes > > Tesla Model 3 is touted as a zero-emissions car by government regulators, > but it actually results in more carbon dioxide than a comparable > diesel-powered car, according to a recent study. > > When the CO2 emissions from battery production is included, electric cars, > like Teslas, are “in the best case, slightly higher than those of a diesel > engine, and are otherwise much higher,” reads a release from the German > think tank IFO. > > “It’s better read as a warning that new technologies aren’t a > climate-change panacea. Recall the false promises about corn and cellulosic > ethanol,” The Wall Street Journal editorial board wrote of the study. > (RELATED: 2020 Democrats Back Plan That’s Already Raising Electricity > Prices) > > Driving a Tesla Model 3 in Germany, for example, is responsible for 156 to > 181 grams of CO2 per kilometer, compared to just 141 grams per kilometer > for a diesel-powered Mercedes C220d — that includes emissions from > producing diesel fuel. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
