Extract from Westminster Hall debate on Transport Decarbonisation Plan - June 16
Thursday, 17 June 2021 08:39
Alexander Stafford (Rother Valley) (Con):...One other small point I
want to touch on in relation to the low-carbon transport strategy
is the nature of our technology and the batteries. Let me talk
briefly about oil, as someone who used to work for Shell in the oil
industry. Many people do not know the amount of oil that goes into
an electric car. It is a huge amount, mainly for cooling the
batteries, because at the moment that is the best way to cool them
down. As battery range increases,...Request free trial
(Rother Valley) (Con):...One other small point
I want to touch on in relation to the low-carbon transport strategy
is the nature of our technology and the batteries. Let me talk
briefly about oil, as someone who used to work for Shell in the oil industry. Many people
do not know the amount of oil that goes into an electric car. It is
a huge amount, mainly for cooling the batteries, because at the
moment that is the best way to cool them down. As battery range
increases, batteries will get hotter and will need more cooling,
therefore needing more oil. We cannot get away from the fact that,
even in a low-carbon future, we will still need oil in the engine.
It is not burned; it is first fill, so it is sealed in the engine,
but when the engine battery is recycled or destroyed, that carbon
will be released...
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