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University of Toronto sustainable transport researcher Alexandre Milovanoff​ said the emissions from materials and manufacturing are a large chunk of a car’s environmental impact. From his calculations, a Tesla Model 3 emits the equivalent of 16.5 tonnes of carbon dioxide over a lifetime of driving in New Zealand. That’s about a third that of the Toyota RAV4, which produces 45.4 tonnes. The overseas assembly of the Tesla’s battery is the biggest contributor, contributing 6.5 tonnes. It takes a lot of energy to mine the lithium, nickel and cobalt metals required, he added. Then the...

Sustainable aviation fuel is the only way forward if we want to keep flying PaulCallisterandRobertMcLachlan The targets envisioned by the Paris Agreement leave no room for fossil fuelled commercial aviation by 2050 Covid has slashed flight numbers and the impact on tourism in New Zealand hasn’t been as bad as feared Photograph: Philip Brown/Reuters Covid has slashed flight numbers and the impact on tourism in New Zealand hasn’t been as bad as feared Photograph: Philip Brown/Reuters Fri 26 Feb 2021 14.00 EST Last modified on Sat 27 Feb 2021 01.30 EST Aviation is an important part of the gl...