Cars with LOWER CO2 Emissions than a Prius

[RWebb]

Another picture thread - post pics of cars with lower CO2 emissions than a Toyota Prius.

(there is one in particular I am thinking of...)

[Bill Douglas]

[GH85Carrera]

The 918 is one of them.

[yel911]

The 918 is one of them.

Just learned that from Top Gear last night.

[island911]

A prius carrying potted plants ...



(plants eat CO₂ - basic building block)


Ah, behold the green-weenie future car nirvana...



Read: the sky is not falling. CO₂ ninnies

[crustychief]

What happens in the potted plant car when it is dark?

[john70t]

I cheated

[Bill Douglas]

I still think my SC wins. It has zero CO2 emissions as it hasn't been driven for the last few months.

[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by Bill Douglas

I still think my SC wins. It has zero CO2 emissions as it hasn't been driven for the last few months.

If you factor in all the CO2 emissions that were created from the manufacturing of a new prius, all of our old 911s would qualify if you were ranking it by total amount per year.
It'd take a long, long time for a pruis to catch up.

[Tervuren]

Indeed - the amount driven, materials used to make, and need fore replacement bits need to all factor in. The 918 is gonna lose big big time given the longterm maintained oven temps to create many of parts.

Going to efforts to create higher strength light weight materials in fleet trucks can pay off, but in a car that may get driven once a week max - calling it "eco friendly" it is not. Especially if you're using increased electronics that require metal working and mining - not to mention the chemicals in batteries.

It can also be worth it in remote areas where there is no local source of fuel.

I also think "low C02" and "green" as being interchangeable terms to be quite the misnomer given that CO2 is needed for the growth of "green" things.

[RWebb]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

The 918 is one of them.

Yes, beyond the Tesla EV, that is the only high performance car that emits less CO2 than a Prius - Quite an accomplished automobile

costs of manf. were not included in the OP - in part, because they are subject to politicized BSing by various posters here