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Benefits of using electric vehicles depend on where charging takes place

Published Wed, Sep 21, 2016 · 09:50 PM

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HOW much cleaner are electric cars than the fossil-fuel powered alternative? The answer depends on exactly where you charge the batteries.

In places that use low-carbon energy sources like renewables and nuclear, electric vehicles dramatically reduce emissions. There's less of a difference in regions where most of the power comes from coal, like China.

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