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Consumer technology is going to exist indefinitely, perhaps for as long as the human species exists. At CleanTechnica, we try to feature consumer technologies that help to reduce global warming pollution and other types of pollution. I found an interesting Tesla generated analysis on the carbon footprint of the Model S on reddit:. com/r/teslamotors/comments/33wqgm/calculating_the_co2_emissions_per_mile_of_the/. The author compared the carbon footprint of the Model S to various cars and came up with the average baseload for electricity mix for the US in grams carbon per kwh. With the electricity mix, a Model S compares to an ICE car getting about 29 miles per gallon. This would be a mix of about 30% coal, natural gas, nuke et al. Let’s look at the prime market for the Model X, which is assumed to be California. Here’s California’s mix: NG, 52%, Nuke, 10. Hydro, 8. wind, 10, solar, 9, GT, 6, and biomass 3%. Let’s say California’s emissions intensity is as follows: 0. 52 x 1. 21 lb CO2 = 0. 63 lbs / kwh. Based on the link above, Tesla Model S efficiency is 448 wh/mile. From Tesla’s forums, the Model X is about 12 percent less efficient. com/it_IT/forum/forums/model-x-range. A Model X using California’s electricity mix: 502 wh/mile x 0. 381g/wh = 191 gCO2/mile. Source: cleantechnica.com
