Diesel is not better for the environment than electric

A recent opinion piece by Buchal, Karl and Sinn claims a Tesla Model 3 emits 11% to 28% more CO2 over its lifetime than a Mercedes C 220 diesel. Replacing the flawed NEDC test with real-world values increases diesel emissions with 80 grams of CO2 per km driven (abbreviated ‘gr’) while electric emissions only increase 15 gr. Recently Buchal, Karl and Sinn (I’ll abbreviate to BKS) published a much-cited ‘study’ claiming Diesel cars emitted less CO2 over their lifetime than electric vehicles.

Source: innovationorigins.com