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Originally Posted by eekowarrior
2nd but,
1. It is generally accepted that the carbon footprint of manufacturing a car is roughly equivalent to the CO2 emitted during it's driving lifetime.
2. The CO2 emitted during manufacture is higher with all-electric/hybrids and then there are also additional toxicity concerns regarding lithium battery production.
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Any claims for that? Polestar recently posted this graph. And keep in mind that this is for reasonable efficient cars, not for a gas guzzler without catalytic converter and injection.
edit: can't post images any more? Because they are seen as links... Google for Polestar Lifecycle Graphy and click images...