Electric Cars Need To Be Driven Further, Owned Longer To Offset Embedded Carbon: Report – Jalopnik

There has been a fairly consistent back-and-forth when it comes to the relative eco-friendliness of electric vehicles. While its obvious that they dont emit carbon due to burning gasoline, other academics argue that EVs are still a detriment to the environment because carbon emissions are created when building or even powering them (since some electricity is generated through the burning of fossil fuels). Now, Jefferies Simon Powell is saying those latter claims hold merit, so its imperative that…

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