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Main thrust of the argument:
More at the link - https://www.thedrive.com/news/31687...ery-evs-have-worse-carbon-impact-than-dieselsMazda/The Drive said:a 35.5-kWh MX-30 with zero miles on it has already had an environmental impact approximately equal to that of a diesel Mazda3 with about 26,000 miles on it and that's not nothing.
An EV with a 95-kWh battery, Mazda suggests, has a carbon debt equivalent to an approximately 72,000-mile diesel Mazda3, and it will make up lost ground more slowly than a small-battery EV because it has to use a little extra energy to lug around that bulky battery. More energy use means more electricity generation, and more drain on the electrical grid means a greater net carbon impact.