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		thinkcontext 33 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The guide to real-world EV battery health > The embodied carbon of a Rivian for example is never paid back by operations Really? I could imagine it being significantly longer than an average EV, but never? Regardless of driving pattern? Got a link or can you show your math?

jeffbee 33 days ago [–]

https://assets.rivian.com/2md5qhoeajym/4wuFZHyC16SDwjbJN7a6j...

According to the company itself, their bloated truck-like luxury object has double the emissions of a normal hybrid car.

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