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Is A Toyota SUV "Greener" Than A Tesla?

Engineering Explained · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Cars, EVs & motorcyclesClimate policy, solutions & debate

What it is

Engineering Explained compares the lifetime CO2 emissions of a Toyota RAV4 Prime plug-in hybrid with a Tesla Model Y, looking at break-even mileage and whether electric cars are worse for the environment.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN cites it for reasonable estimates comparing the emissions of EVs, hybrids and ICE cars.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “I like this youtube video that goes over various crossover points.”

    Goes over break-even mileage of Tesla versus RAV4 variants

    novok, 2021-10 · Recommendation · in “Dutch forensic lab says it has decoded Tesla's driving data”

  2. “I think it is an interesting exploration of the topic”

    Compares CO2 emissions of EV, hybrid and ICE cars

    hasdf, 2021-11 · Recommendation · in “Electric vehicles could fully recharge in 5 minutes with new cable design”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: tesla, rav4 prime, co2 emissions, electric vehicles, lifecycle analysis

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