Originally Posted by Hamwich


Here's a proper scientific study from the University of Eindhoven which is worth reading, in which the break-even distance is calculated to be around 30,000km when comparing a Tesla 3 to a Mercedes 220D :

https://www.avere.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/englisch_Studie-EAuto-versus-Verbrenner_CO2.pdf




Great article and I feel is probably closer to the truth.

I have been thinking about my Frontline MGB. The workshop told me that about 500KG of body, front subframe, diff housing etc. is used from the old car. A tonne of steel generates 1.8Tonne of CO2 to make, so my car is reusing 900kg of CO2. Petrol creates 2.31KG per litre so I can use 390 litres to break even. At 7L/100km that gives me another 5500km. But as that article highlights that is ignoring the CO2 used to make the 390 Litres like other comparisons have done. Probably not enough to really make much difference between using a MGB to make a frontline compared to buying a new MX5 but I am still looking forward to my car being finished and hearing the Throttle bodies smile