Mazda says long-range EVs are worse for CO2 than diesel cars

Electrek ^ | 29 Dec 2019 | Bradley Berman

[DUMBGRUNT]

Christian Schultze, director at Mazda Europe’s R&D center, pegs the total CO2 emissions of a 35.5-kWh pack for the MX-30 crossover as comparable with a diesel-powered Mazda3 compact. He’s including total CO2 emissions for the vehicle’s use, as well as battery production and disposal. That advantage is still there if you had to replace the pack after 100,000 miles, according to Mazda.

[Boomer]

Electric cars are the future, and always will be.

For local runabout vehicles they'd be okay as long as people remember to plug them in every night or whenever they park them at home.

Hydrogen, if it could be stored safely, would be a better alternative. Easy and cheap to make. Of course a tiny reactor would be the ultimate if it could be done safe enough to withstand crashes and keep from blowing up a city block.

Sometimes I think about how far we've come in the last 120 years and wonder what it will be like in 100 years from now. None of us here will see it but there are babies being born today that will. We've gone from horse and buggy with all dirt roads to ev's and mostly paved roads in the flash of an eye.

I'd really like to see anti-gravity vehicles that use some kind gravity tech to hover 1-4 feet above the ground. Maybe that's what will be the next big thing in 100 years.

[Revel]

How about you head on over to autozone or advanced and find me the price for a complete battery pack replacement for an EV. Oh that’s right- you can’t. They are way too expensive and heavy to mess with. How about finding a complete battery pack replacement for a Chevy volt on line? Never mind cheesy articles.

[DUMBGRUNT]

The Volt battery has an 8 year/100,000 mile warranty.
And I have been fortunate to have had a company ride for many years and we give the wife’s car to the kids long before eight years.

No need to worry about Volt batteries.
In fact, the Chevy people revel in their fine battery!

Many Chevy dealers advertise them on the internet and third party refurb also available because they are stuck with them.
Automotive News World Congress, Mary Barra referenced the more than 200,000 electric vehicles General Motors has sold. She stated that General Motors has yet to replace a battery pack. The intent behind Mary’s original statement was in reference to the wear out of a battery due to regular use. Upon further review, an estimated less than 0.01% of customer battery packs or sections have been replaced due to suspected wear out. Additionally, we have replaced battery packs or sections due to defects.

https://www.arizonachevroletparts.com/p/Chevrolet__Volt/Drive-Motor-Battery-Pack/71913294/24289121.html?partner=googlebase_adwords&kwd=&origin=pla&partnerDevice=c&userLocation=9021543&gclid=CjwKCAiAuqHwBRAQEiwAD-zr3UlfTrakjx0eDtLBTt7A8ADQ1dOZcWomUp_lZzKb1pipU1DN6J8N9xoCyLUQAvD_BwE

[TexasGator]

Jealous?

[Revel]

Gee my last car went 20 years and 270,000 miles. And it still ran like a top except that the body rotted out.

If for some reason the engine had died then I could have picked up a good used engine for a few hundred dollars.

I am still waiting for the price on a complete battery pack for the Chevy Volt?

[Revel]

Oh never mind. I see your link. $1,700+

[DAC21]

“How Mazda Is Saving The Gasoline Engine - SkyActiv-X”

Let’s see if it actually sold in the USA. It took a decade from when Mazda promised a USA Turbo Diesel that it final appeared in a ridiculously expensive CX-5. Meantime other parts of the world had the diesel in multiple different Mazdas models years ago. No doubt Mazda wants a 50 State car and Kalifornias air standards screwed up the plan for everyone.

[trebb]

Looks like the gas lines in the early 70s when Carter and company decided we were running out of petroleum....

[Gay State Conservative]

Thanks to the President,Kalifornia no longer has the authority to set its own limits.