From what I read known SVG->PNG fallbacks don't work well in email:
http://stylecampaign.com/blog/2014/01/basics-of-svg-in-email/
http://emailcodegeek.com/svg-images/
http://mikevoermans.com/css/svg-png-fallback-html-email
But then I stumbled upon this 2009 technique: http://www.kaizou.org/2009/03/inline-svg-fallback/ and it works surprisingly well!