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A big question on “the mainstream of cars will be electric vehicles in the 2030s”

Japan also has a policy of converting all cars sold to electric cars in the mid-2030s ── Such news spread. There was some confusion as some reported that “the sale of gasoline cars was prohibited”, but since electric cars also include hybrid cars (HV), how much does a pure electric car (EV) cost? It is unknown if it will be a proportion.

Meanwhile, the UK has announced a policy to ban HVs by 2035 and make them zero-emission vehicles, and the US state of California has announced that it will also make all zero-emission vehicles by 2035.

Under such a policy, there has recently been a conspicuous argument that EV shifting will happen rapidly in the next 15 years or so, and that EVs will become mainstream cars however.Will EV really become the mainstay?.. I wonder for several reasons.

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First question: CO₂Is it a trump card for countermeasures?

The purpose of popularizing electric vehicles is simply CO₂Emission reduction. It has no other purpose. The ticket for that is generally thought of as EV. But is that really the case?

EV is certainly CO when driving₂Do not download. But CO₂There is an important point to consider when considering emissions.The production of lithium-ion batteries requires a lot of energy, and if that energy comes from thermal energy, a large amount of CO will be produced during production.₂Will be dischargedIs.

The higher the battery charge, the more CO₂Emissions will increase. With the exception of countries like Norway, where almost all power generation is hydroelectric, and countries like France, where nuclear power predominates, the rate of thermal power generation remains quite high.