Okay, so…they have a point. The reality is that building electric cars currently produces more pollution than building gasoline-powered cars. This has been stated by Electric Vehicle (EV) manufacturers themselves, like Tesla. The higher emissions are due to the high energy requirements for battery production and materials. However, EVs are much more efficient to operate as opposed to gasoline powered vehicles, so EV’s can actually reduce emissions in the long run, even in places where most electricity comes from coal. The higher EV production emissions actually come from battery manufacturing, and most battery manufacturing is in China. The Chinese energy…...
The anti EV lobby: Why are they wrong?
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