New Green NCAP emissions ratings cast doubt on electric cars’ green credentials

[mab01uk]

New ratings comparing whole life car emissions show little difference between many electric and internal combustion engined cars.
"While the UK government is committing £billions to incentivise a rapid switchover to electric cars, Green NCAP’s Technical Manager Aleksandar Damyanov suggests the results of his organisation’s lifecycle assessments show EVs are not a panacea for the climate crisis....."
https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/3578 ... redentials

[woodypup no 2]

There was an excellent radio 4 programme recently called sliced bread which did some real life tests and came to the same conclusions.

[mk1]

Link to the R4 program on Iplayer.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00162yr

[Peter Laidler]

After listening to that programme, I've decided to take the electric route. As soon as Eddie Stobart takes delivery of its electric trucks and the Army gets its electrically powered troop transports, I'll get my electric car

[surfblue63]

And there's still loads of profits to make from oil yet.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/o ... uxbndlbing


Looks like Shell have been cashing in nicely from the "Oil Shortage".


The cynical might suggest that it is in the interests of the Wests investors that the war in Ukraine lasts as long as possible.


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[mk1]

The cynical might suggest that it is in the interests of the Wests investors that the war in Ukraine lasts as long as possible.

Oh you are a cynical old Hector.

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[surfblue63]

According to Shaw Taylor in 1976 2they" were saying electric cars were to have a top speed of 80mph and a range of 500 miles by 1986.


https://youtu.be/rQurTTUItWE?t=268


"They", what do they know?