Sources and Data for Tesla CO2 Savings Estimate
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Transparency is good! Below are data and sources used for the recent Plugless article: Tesla Drivers Have Saved Over 340 Million Pounds CO2
| Year | Teslas Delivered | Weighted Annual Savings per Tesla (CO2e) | Years on Road | Total Annual US Tesla Fleet Savings (CO2e) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2650 | 1902 | 4 | 20,160,972 |
| 2013 | 19663 | 1902 | 3.5 | 130,895,111 |
| 2014 | 19014 | 1902 | 2.5 | 90,410,548 |
| 2015 | 27715 | 1902 | 1.5 | 79,070,001 |
| 2016 | 21469 | 1902 | 0.5 | 20,416,788 |
| X | 500,000 | 1902 | 1 | 340,953,419 |
| State | Percentage Teslas sold in each state | # Teslas sold 2012 | # Teslas sold 2013 | # Teslas sold 2014 | # Teslas sold 2015 | # Teslas sold 2016 | Vehicle miles travelled (mi / yr / registered driver) | Electricity driving fuel used (kWh / year / driver) | Grid electricity emissions factor (lbs CO2e / kWh) | Solar electricity emissions factor (lbs CO2e / kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Source: InsideEVs) | Source (all years): InsideEVs | (Source: UC Berkeley Calculator) | ||||||||
| CA | 45% | 1,193 | 8,848 | 8,556 | 12,472 | 9,661 | 11,980 | 4,288 | 0.7 | 0.098 |
| Other (US avg emission factors used) | 55% | 1,458 | 10,815 | 10,458 | 15,243 | 11,808 | 13,080 | 4,682 | 1.363 | 0.20445 |
| Totals | 2,650 | 19,663 | 19,014 | 27,715 | 21,469 |
| Annual Electricity emissions per Tesla driver (lbs CO2e) | Annual Gasoline fuel avoided per Tesla driver (gallons) | Annual Gasoline emissions avoided per Tesla driver (lbs CO2e) | Annual avg GHG savings per Tesla (lbs CO2e) | Electricity emissions per Tesla w/solar (lbs CO2e) | Emissions savings / yr of current US Tesla fleet (lbs CO2e / yr) | Cumulative Greenhouse gasses saved by Teslas thru Oct ’16 (lbs CO2e) | <– ” ” in METRIC Tons | Annual CO2 savings with year X data (lbs CO2e / yr) | Cumulative Greenhouse gasses saved by Teslas if all were on solar thru Oct ’16 (lbs CO2e) | 50% solar savings – cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,002 | 329 | 6,438 | 3,436 | 420 | 310,976,253 | 277,158,260 | 125,717.02 | 1,084,027,670.80 | 485,408,306 | 381,283,282.70 |
| 6,382 | 359 | 7,029 | 647 | 957 | 58,564,839 | 63,795,160 | 28,937.03 | 236,502,667.05 | 598,611,291 | 331,203,225.52 |
| 4,083 | 1,378 | 369,541,092 | 340,953,419 | 154,654.05 | 1,320,530,337.85 | 712,486,508 |
| Efficiencies | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Efficiency – Tesla Evs | 2.79 | mpkWh | US Dept of Energy |
| Efficiency – all gas cars on road in US | 21.4 | mpg | US Dept of Transportation |
| Efficiency – new gas cars | 36.4 | mpg | Dept of Transportation |
| Gasoline emission factor | 19.56 | lbs CO2e / gallon | UC Berkeley Carbon Footprint Calculator Documentation |
Greenhouse gas equivalencies source: US EPA Equivalencies Calculator
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