I saw the following article today and it got me thinking. What is the cost to make a HEMI carbon neutral?
Tesla Just Lost One Of Its Biggest Emissions Credits Customers
https://jalopnik.com/tesla-just-lost-on ... 1846824364
First, we need to know how many grams CO2 per mile your HEMI generates.According to Stellantis boss Carlos Tavares, the company no longer needs Tesla’s regulatory credits to pass the CO2 test.
This is available in at least two different ways. The Monroney Label on newer vehicles include the grams CO2 per mile data. Alternatively, you can use your average or combined MPG. Per the EPA, gasoline creates 8,887 grams CO2 per gallon. (Diesel creates 10,180 grams CO2 per gallon.) This means you can divide 8,887 by your MPG to find your grams CO2 per mile.
Second, we need to know how much it costs to purchase carbon credits/offsets.
There are many places to buy credits, but let's use GoldStandard.org for our purposes. Effectively you're helping fund projects across the globe which not only help improve lives but also reduce their carbon emissions. Projects like providing renewable energy, reforestation, clean water/cooking, etc. You are helping fund these which lower global CO2 emissions.
Third, so how much does it cost for your HEMI vehicle to become carbon neutral?
The projects above cost $10-25 per tonne. We'll assume $20 for our purposes in this article. There are 1,000,000 grams of carbon in 1 tonne. So if you divide 1,000,000 by the grams CO2 per mile of your vehicle, you will see how many miles you drive per tonne of CO2 emissions. To be carbon neutral, you would owe $20 for every increment of this number of miles.
Finally, how about I provide some real world examples to see how much we're talking.
Big corporations and rich celebrities enjoy their lavish lifestyles guilt-free by reducing or eliminating their carbon footprint through purchasing carbon offsets. There's no reason why HEMI owners, or any ICE vehicle owners, cannot take similar advantage. So go buy yourself some carbon credits, get a zero emissions vanity license plate and sleep well at night knowing you're saving the planet.
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