Are electric cars damaging YOUR region? (Short)

Daily Mail ^ | 6 July 2015 | Ellie Zolfagharifard

[Freeport]

Are electric cars damaging YOUR region? Maps reveal how EVs can be WORSE for the environment than gas-guzzling vehicles

In some areas, mostly in the east of the US, the impact of charging up EVs does more harm to the environment In monetary terms, electric cars are about half-a-cent worse per mile for the environment than gas-powered cars With gas cars, the worst damage to the environment, shown in red, took place in highly-populated urban areas

They have been hailed as the environmentally-friendly solution to getting around towns and cities.

But new research has found electric cars have an overall impact on pollution that may be worse than gas-guzzling vehicles.

The study looked at US vehicle emissions on a county-level to map where gas cars and electric vehicles cause the most damage to the environment.

It found that in the east of the US, the impact of charging up EVs overnight does more harm to the environment than going to the petrol station.

[Roman_War_Criminal]

Ford Explorer—sold it.
Now I’m driving a Nissan Leaf. My commute is almost 50 miles to work. I was filling up twice a week.

[ThomasMore]

Thanks for the info.

[Roman_War_Criminal]

Absolutely!