{"id":1259,"date":"2020-11-19T14:38:26","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T14:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/?p=1327042"},"modified":"2020-11-19T14:38:26","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T14:38:26","slug":"electric-cars-arent-clean-and-its-time-the-industry-is-honest-about-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=1259","title":{"rendered":"Electric cars aren\u2019t clean \u2014 and it\u2019s time the industry is honest about it"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Last month, on World EV day, Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath issued a statement that began with this line: \u201cElectric cars are not clean.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

On the face of it, this seems like a strange thing for the chief executive of an electric car company to say. After all, EVs are always marketed as a \u201cclean\u201d alternative to conventional cars.<\/span><\/p>\n

But the truth is a little more complicated. Electric vehicles do offer a route to climate neutrality, but it takes more than just buying an EV to \u201cgo green.\u201d The trouble is that car manufacturers have not been clear about the environmental impact of their products. <\/span><\/p>\n

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At Polestar, we don\u2019t think that\u2019s good enough. That\u2019s why our CEO is calling for the entire automotive industry to be open about the true environmental impact of their EVs, as well as the realities of the supply chains and manufacturing involved. Manufacturers must tell the whole story, instead of using selected highlights as a smokescreen to mask inconvenient truths. <\/span><\/p>\n

Remembering dieselgate<\/b><\/h2>\n

The emissions scandal that was dieselgate weakened people\u2019s trust in car manufacturers. \u201cFamilies bought diesel cars because they wanted to help protect the environment,\u201d says Thomas Ingenlath. \u201cThey were lied to.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Because of this, people are rightly wary of believing claims made about electric vehicles. How can they tell where the truth ends and the greenwashing starts? <\/span><\/p>\n

Time for total transparency<\/b><\/h2>\n

What\u2019s needed now is total transparency. Honesty about the progress being made and the setbacks being encountered.<\/span><\/p>\n

Carmakers must offer complete clarity, or risk losing people\u2019s trust. Without clear industry standards, manufacturers will continue to create sustainability \u201cbenchmarks\u201d that only serve their own purposes, making any real comparison impossible.<\/span><\/p>\n

What we\u2019re doing<\/b><\/h2>\n

That\u2019s why we recently published <\/span>the Polestar 2 Life Cycle Assessment<\/a><\/span>. As well as the numbers, we\u2019re also sharing our methodology, because you can only trust the figures if you can also understand the full context. Here\u2019s an example:<\/span><\/p>\n

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It would be possible to selectively quote the lowest number in this chart, and truthfully claim that the Polestar 2 can emit less than half the amount of CO<\/span>2<\/span>-equivalents during its lifetime than a similar conventional car. But the full story is that this figure is only achievable if the car\u2019s owner always charges the battery with renewable energy.<\/span><\/p>\n

The other story these figures tell is that an EV\u2019s materials production, making the Li-ion battery modules, and car manufacturing account for higher emissions than those of an equivalent fossil-fueled car. The chart below shows how far you have to drive a Polestar 2 before that \u201ccarbon cost\u201d breaks even with a conventional car.<\/span><\/p>\n

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You can <\/span>read the full Polestar 2 Life Cycle Assessment here<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\nTowards sustainable mobility<\/b><\/span>
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The journey to sustainable mobility is exactly that: a journey. The fact is that all products have an environmental impact. Electric cars are no exception. However, as opposed to a fossil fuel-driven car that can never reach climate neutrality, EVs can.<\/span><\/p>\n

We don\u2019t have all the answers, but we are dedicated to progress and we firmly believe that every step in the right direction counts. And we will be completely transparent along the way. Trust has to be earned and this is how we plan to earn it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Where we\u2019re going from here<\/b><\/h2>\n

We\u2019re calling for the rest of the automotive industry to become part of the solution. Car manufacturers have to come together and be more transparent, to give consumers the information they need to be able to make the right choice.<\/span><\/p>\n

We won\u2019t really achieve sustainability unless we tell people the full, unvarnished truth about the environmental impact of electric vehicles. So that they\u2019re always aware of exactly what they\u2019re buying.<\/span><\/p>\n

Being transparent about sustainability is in everyone\u2019s best interests: consumers, manufacturers, and last but not least, the environment.<\/span><\/p>\n

Polestar and Shift<\/b><\/h2>\n

As we look to the future of personal mobility, sustainability is a critical consideration. That\u2019s why we partnered with The Next Web to bring information about all the exciting changes in the automotive industry together on this page. Accelerating the shift to sustainable mobility by making electric driving a question of when, not if.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read more <\/b><\/h2>\n

Visit the Polestar site to find out more about our <\/span>approach to sustainability<\/span><\/a>, including the details of our sustainability ambition, technical and social innovations, and our ethical stance.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re interested in reading more about transparency and the Polestar 2 LCA report, click here to go directly to the <\/span>transparency page<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

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This article is brought to you by Polestar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Published November 19, 2020 \u2014 14:38 UTC <\/p>\n

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