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Mr Bean actor Rowan Atkinson blamed for slow electric car sales (news.sky.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

A new Toyota Corolla makes roughly 100g of CO2 per km driven and a car produces on average 5.6T of CO2 when being manufactured. You've driven through the CO2 equivalent of manufacture in roughly 60000 kms. I chose the Corolla for this comparison because it's pretty fuel efficient.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You might want to check your math there, champ.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Fixed. Thanks!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Assuming your numbers are correct, the Corolla emits 6000 x 100 = 600 000 grams of CO2. That is 600 Kilograms, not 6 tons.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Fixed.