It's only a very few weeks since I saw an academic report that concluded the a battery electric vehicle only became greener than a petrol ICE vehicle after around 80,000 miles. That was supposed to be on a 'whole life carbon footprint' basis. Why does this article say something so different? It seems to be very difficult set the boundaries to make accurate comparisons between different motive powers. It's hugely complex, probably too complex for politicians to get their heads around, which is probably why a lot of the information seems over-simplified.  When I read this current article it did seem a tad like a platform for the battery manufacturing industry. Are batteries the cleanest, greenest way to store power? How about using renewables electricity to manufacture hydrogen by electrolysis? Would that be more sustainable? Gut fele is that it could very well be.

It's only a very few weeks since I saw an academic report that concluded the a battery electric vehicle only became greener than a petrol ICE vehicle after around 80,000 miles. That was supposed to be on a 'whole life carbon footprint' basis. Why does this article say something so different? It seems to be very difficult set the boundaries to make accurate comparisons between different motive powers. It's hugely complex, probably too complex for politicians to get their heads around, which is probably why a lot of the information seems over-simplified.  When I read this current article it did seem a tad like a platform for the battery manufacturing industry. Are batteries the cleanest, greenest way to store power? How about using renewables electricity to manufacture hydrogen by electrolysis? Would that be more sustainable? Gut fele is that it could very well be.