[bussierem]

The problem here I think is that you miss the original point of the top-level parent. They weren't claiming that EVs emit more CO2 from driving, but from _manufacturing_.

Whether or not this claim is true I can't say for sure, because nobody on either side of this discussion in this thread has provided links/proof to back up/refute these claims, so it's just a bunch of people throwing numbers at each other with no context.

[mturmon]

The link supplied by @ZeroGravitas above does prominently include the lifecycle analysis you seek.

[ZeroGravitas]

Figure 6 on page 13 and the surrounding discussion to be exact.

Manufacturing CO2 over vehicle life:

64 grams per mile (g/mi) for the EV

35 g/mi for a gasoline car

Fuel carbon over vehicle life:

EV emits 117 g/mi versus

335 g/mi for the gasoline car

which is 1:2 for EV and 1:9 for gas, presumably the precise ratio depends on how far you drive a car, how efficient it is.