The Institute for Economic Research (IFO) has strongly defended their claims saying that like-for-like comparisons prove BEVs promote global warming more than diesel powered vehicles.
Critics are basing their models on a Europe-wide assessment of electricity generation, including anomalies such as Norway where 85% of its energy comes from renewables.
IFO spokesman Hans-Werner Sinn stressed the IFO’s report was only focused on German energy production and, as such, an e-Golf used in its domestic market would emit 142g/km of C02 throughout its life-cycle against 140g/km for its diesel sibling.
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