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Report counters previous research on EVs and climate Source: By David Iaconangelo, E&E News • Posted: Wednesday, July 21, 2021
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The authors of a new analysis are aiming to finally answer a question at the center of environmental policy circles: Are electric cars really better for the climate than gas cars?
In a paper released this morning, the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), which frequently works with regulators on emissions testing and famously helped uncover Volkswagen’s attempt to evade controls on its diesel vehicles, finds that the answer is yes, most of the time. It concludes that in the U.S., China, India and Europe the four regions accounting for 70% of the global car market electric cars emit less greenhouse gas than gasoline cars on a life-cycle basis, despite the predominance of coal in
Report counters previous research on EVs and climate
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