It's a difficult choice for individuals at the moment. I recommend the usual basic option appraisal: list the options along the top and put all of the advantages and disadvantages under each.Carlton green wrote: ↑25 Mar 2023, 4:13pmI’m honestly doubtful that BEV’s are significantly greener overall than ICEV’s. I wouldn’t regard lifetime emissions of CO2 as being either the full picture or a well quantified measure. The “feel good” is more societal based than anything else. Of course those things have been said before and I’m not seeing merit in going over old ground. What I’m interested in is trying to see how things will likely pan out over the coming years, obviously putting ideals and personal views to one side.Jdsk wrote: ↑25 Mar 2023, 3:59pmDo you think that they have lower lifetime emissions of carbon dioxide than ICEVs? Or is that just "green feel good"?Carlton green wrote: ↑25 Mar 2023, 3:48pm ...
Other than the green feel good factor - which I don’t belittle - I’m seeing much risk(s), significant expense and too little reward for shifting to a BEV.
Doing this isn't "going over old ground". There's some good information in this thread, but there's no point in ignoring and omitting the bits that we don't each like. Of course lifetime emissions of carbon dioxide isn't "the full picture". No single factor is "the full picture". But it is one of the factors.
Jonathan