Sick of getting forwarded articles like this from friends/family. Can anyone help me out and definitively debunk this article?
A Tesla Model 3 Produces More CO2 than a Diesel Car, Says New Study
The family forwarding these articles are not driving a Tesla, another EV, or even a Prius, right?
They don't have solar and don't really care about the environment from what you can tell, right?
Best way to silence them? Consider saying, something like,
"Yeah, I don't know about that whole study thing either, but really, I'm all about the performance, handling, and not buying gasoline. Oh, did you know this... ( Tesla Model ___, or the Tesla Model 3 Performance, Tesla Model S..., etcetera) is quicker than a multi-million dollar supercar like the McLaren F1? Oh, and no oil changes, and maybe one or two brake jobs over hundreds of thousands of miles? When (you/I) visit, you've totally got to check it out. You'll want one too probably. Remember, I used to not like electric vehicles just as much as the next person."
Have fun! They won't know how to react. Focus on enjoying your (current/future) vehicle.
Sure, you could explain that the study is likely funded by German auto manufacturers which might actually be the truth. Don't be THAT person, and besides that is certainly not any fun.
I've been driving a Tesla for over four years now, including my first, and STILL love telling people the story about when, in 2011, when my good friend bought an "orphaned" Nissan LEAF that I asked him why he didn't buy a Prius. Back in 2011, I thought my EV buying friend was the biggest idiot. He never did spend a penny on maintenance on his LEAF over four years and I actually ended up in a Tesla before he did, and we both took it's first road trip, forty-four hundred miles in ten days. STILL remember that trip like it was just a few months ago.