Last week, we published an article about the brakes being slammed on the European Union’s electric vehicle (“EV”) revolution.  In August, figures showed that registration of battery-only powered cars in the European Union was down 44 per cent compared to a year before. 

The major factor contributing to the slump in the EV market is the price of EVs compared to internal combustion engine vehicles (“ICEVs”).  With the average price of EVs being £51,000, 31% higher than petrol or diesel models, consumers are rejecting EVs.

In an own goal for the climate change cult and “environmentally conscious” wealthier sections of society, a recent study shows that the lifestyles of those who buy the higher-priced EVs contribute more to carbon dioxide emissions than their ICEV counterparts.

“Since EV households tend to have a high income, their total carbon footprint is also above average,” the study said.

The following is extracted from the article ‘Study: EV owners have bigger carbon footprints than traditional car owners’ written by Laura Harris and published by Natural News.

Research from the University of Turku in Finland has revealed that average EV owners have larger carbon footprints than ICEV owners.

The Finnish study surveyed nearly 4,000 Finnish on car ownership, housing, transport and lifestyle habits to calculate carbon emissions and found that EV drivers generate an average of 8.66 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO₂) annually compared to owners of ICEV who only produced 8.05 tonnes.

Interestingly, the research revealed two distinct groups of EV owners: those focused on the economy and reliability of their cars and those who prioritise performance. The environmentally conscious drivers in the first group only generate 7.59 tonnes of CO₂ annually. However, those in the performance-focused group create an average of 10.25 tonnes of CO₂ annually, almost double that of non-car owners, who contribute about 5.75 tonnes annually.

The study attributes these high emissions levels to the luxurious and high-consumption lifestyles of wealthier EV owners.

The study suggests that income is one of the strongest predictors of carbon footprint. Higher income typically leads to larger homes, more frequent travel and greater consumption – factors that significantly increase a person’s overall contribution to climate change. Nearly a quarter of all EV-owning households in the study had a monthly income of more than £6,250 ($8,201), while the average household income in the UK is just £2,875 ($3,772).

(Related: Analysis: Biden-Harris EV mandates could cost the US 123,000 auto manufacturing jobs.)

Additionally, EV owners typically had more vehicles and reported significantly greater driving distances compared to those with petrol or diesel vehicles. On average, EV users drove 18,640 miles (30,000 km) annually – more than twice the 8,800 miles (14,200 km) driven by non-EV drivers.

Listen to the Health Ranger Mike Adams talking about electric cars and the “green energy” myth HERE.

Featured image: Celebs like Lady Gaga (pictured) may have bought electric vehicles in the hope of reducing their carbon footprints, but researchers suggest that the flashy lifestyles of EV owners end up increasing their carbon footprints. Source: Daily Mail