I realize that many people say that environmental benefits are not one of the primary reasons they bought a Tesla. I am also aware that touting the green benefits of EVs is controversial, because a decent portion of the U.S. public, has been "brainwashed" by the likes of Fox News and the Koch brothers into thinking that green = bad...
Despite all that, anti-EV people often try to trot out the argument that EVs have a larger carbon footprint than conventional ICE vehicles. As a Tesla driver (even if you could care less about the environment), you will probably be subject to that line of attack at some point.
This good (but long) diary from Daily Kos does a pretty good job of analyzing the available research on the subject, so I think it is worth a read.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/...tric-Vehicle-Myths-1-About-that-CO2-Footprint
Despite all that, anti-EV people often try to trot out the argument that EVs have a larger carbon footprint than conventional ICE vehicles. As a Tesla driver (even if you could care less about the environment), you will probably be subject to that line of attack at some point.
This good (but long) diary from Daily Kos does a pretty good job of analyzing the available research on the subject, so I think it is worth a read.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/...tric-Vehicle-Myths-1-About-that-CO2-Footprint