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Study dispels myth that electric cars pollute as much as gas-powered cars due to ‘dirty’ grid

Published on 07/21/2021

Study dispels myth that electric cars pollute as much as gas-powered cars due to ‘dirty’ grid

Electrek

Fred Lambert

Article snippet: A new study dispels the persistent myth that electric cars pollute just as much as gas-powered cars because they charge on a “dirty” electric grid, and mining for battery materials is polluting. While electric cars have no tailpipe emissions, unlike vehicles equipped with an internal combustion engine, they still pollute through the energy needed to produce them, like any other product, and with the electricity used to charge them if it’s not renewable...

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