Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. A new study from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) that looks at lifetime greenhouse gas emissions of passenger cars in Europe, the United States, China, and India, finds that emissions for an EV are significantly lower than a gas-powered vehicle. A new study from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), a worldwide nonprofit research group, analyzes the life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions of passenger cars to determine the climate impact of electric vehicles (EVs) versus internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. A vehicle's life cycle begins with gathering raw materials for production and ends when taken out of service.