Does The Tesla Actually Pollute More Than A Jeep Cherokee?

And the answer is....drumroll..... NO. Shocking, huh.

"After all of this, the conclusion seemed clear: I drive a kick-ass, high-performance, five-seat all-electric luxury sport sedan that has the same wells-to-wheels carbon emissions as a tiny Scion minicar with two real seats."

the production of the the electric/hybrid only parts such as motors, inverters and nickel-metal hydride batteries and lithium ion batteries consumes more energy and creates more emissions than the production of the materials for internal combustion engine powered vehicles, ouch, on top of that they draw on coal as a source for their fuel, so not as green as you want to believe folks, sorry... It's the "materials manufacturing" you have to account for which most ignore.

I like the term "temporary". . . because the battery technology is temporary and will improve efficiency per gram-mined as a result of more sales/funds. Power grid energy inefficiency is temporary because we are advancing how we produce consumer power and there will be inevitably less coal power plants in our future. Temporary inefficiencies. You know what else is temporary? The direct-consumer reliance on fossil fuels and the internal combustion engine as the preferred mode of transportation. Trips to the gas station. Temporary.

I'm no scientist but I DOUBT the effort involved in mining L Ion for 1 battery is more polluting than the gross emissions spewed from 1 vehicle over it's operational lifespan. A flipped perspective, have you ever imagined how much trash you personally generate per year? How many trash bags? Now think of how many trash trucks drive how many miles to dispose of your trash on how many acres of land, using how many gallons of fuel and spewing how many cubic metrics of c02. . . Buying a Tesla is like throwing all your trash away at the beginning of the year, then throwing away 1/4 bag of trash every year for the rest of your life...

Tesla has shown the world that people are open to expressing environmental consciousness, especially when wrapped in a package as utilitarian and aesthetically appealing as the model S. We are witnessing the tipping point of clean and smart personal transportation. . . once the industrial infrastructure and energy production methods catch up, there will be no debating the value of this technology.

article i read says your wrong, not my word, try automotive news... not a hater of tesla or electric cars but let's be real, the production can be improved and hopefully they focus on this too eventually