Hunting around the internet, I came across this nugget
A peer-reviewed study by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory found that an aluminum-intensive vehicle can achieve up to a 20 percent reduction in total life cycle energy consumption and up to a 17 percent reduction in CO2 emissions.
First off, I note that the tariff differential is a comparative price hike of 15% for the steel over the Aluminum. In other words, Trump just make steel and other iron alloys much more expensive over aluminum than the pre-tariff days. The outcome will be to incentivize auto manufacturers to manufacture with more aluminum. As international shipment declines (due to domestic production, and increased recycling), this produces a further environmental bump for even both EV & ICE vehicles.
However, another study indicates that the production CO2 intensity of steel v. aluminum might outweigh the tailpipe emission savings from aluminum.
Anybody got a handle on which design choice helps the environment more?
A peer-reviewed study by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory found that an aluminum-intensive vehicle can achieve up to a 20 percent reduction in total life cycle energy consumption and up to a 17 percent reduction in CO2 emissions.
First off, I note that the tariff differential is a comparative price hike of 15% for the steel over the Aluminum. In other words, Trump just make steel and other iron alloys much more expensive over aluminum than the pre-tariff days. The outcome will be to incentivize auto manufacturers to manufacture with more aluminum. As international shipment declines (due to domestic production, and increased recycling), this produces a further environmental bump for even both EV & ICE vehicles.
However, another study indicates that the production CO2 intensity of steel v. aluminum might outweigh the tailpipe emission savings from aluminum.
Anybody got a handle on which design choice helps the environment more?
