Ford F-150 Lightning Has A Lower Carbon Footprint Than Gas Model
According to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), the new Ford F-150 Lightning is about as clean as an ICE truck that returns 85 mpg (driven in California).
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How clean an electric vehicle is we already know is heavily dependent on how the power used to charge it is produced. We also know that even in countries whose electricity generation is not the cleanest, an EV will still be responsible for fewer emissions - according to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), the new Ford F-150 Lightning electric truck is about as clean as an ICE truck that returns 85 mpg (this only applies to California, though).
The concept of MPGe, which stands for miles per gallon-equivalent, is not new and it was thought up to give people a means to compare their electric vehicle to an ICE vehicle and roughly gauge how much cleaner it is. And this is what UCS is referring to here, putting the F-150 Lightning in quite a positive light compared to gas-burning F-150 variants.
For reference, the UCS rates a brand new 2021 Tesla Model 3 Standard Range+ (also driven in California) as using the equivalent of 177 mpg, or about one fifth of what the average car in America uses. Talking about the difference between a Lightning and an ICE version of the truck, David Reichmuth, senior engineer for the UCS Clean Transportation Program, explains that
Ford F-150 Lightning Has Way Lower Carbon Footprint Than Gas Model
It is estimated to be equivalent to 85 mpg according to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), at least if you drive it in California.
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How clean an electric vehicle is we already know is heavily dependent on how the power used to charge it is produced. We also know that even in countries whose electricity generation is not the cleanest, an EV will still be responsible for fewer emissions - according to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), the new Ford F-150 Lightning electric truck is about as clean as an ICE truck that returns 85 mpg (this only applies to California, though).
The concept of MPGe, which stands for miles per gallon-equivalent, is not new and it was thought up to give people a means to compare their electric vehicle to an ICE vehicle and roughly gauge how much cleaner it is. And this is what UCS is referring to here, putting the F-150 Lightning in quite a positive light compared to gas-burning F-150 variants.
For reference, the UCS rates a brand new 2021 Tesla Model 3 Standard Range+ (also driven in California) as using the equivalent of 177 mpg, or about one fifth of what the average car in America uses. Talking about the difference between a Lightning and an ICE version of the truck, David Reichmuth, senior engineer for the UCS Clean Transportation Program, explains that
