How Green Are Electric Vehicles?

There's plenty of conflicting information and opinions about electric vehicles, but how environmentally friendly are they? Thanks to ‪@EesaWorldChamp‬ for the thumbnail! Sources of information: Department for Transport (2023) Transport and environment statistics 2023 Available at: www.gov.uk/government/statistics/transport-and-env… European Commission, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (2023) EU transport in figures – Statistical pocketbook 2023 Available at: op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/4… Department for Transport (2022) Transport and environment statistics 2022 Available at: www.gov.uk/government/statistics/transport-and-env… Evrard, E., Davis, J., Hagdahl, K-H., Palm, R., Lindholm, J., Dahllöf, L. (2021) Carbon footprint report Volvo C40 Recharge Available at: www.volvocars.com/images/v/-/media/market-assets/i… Buberger, J., Kersten, A., Kuder, M., Eckerle, R., Weyh, T., Thiringer, T. (2022) ‘Total CO2 -equivalent life-cycle emissions from commercially available passenger cars’, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Volume 159, Article ID: 112158 El Hafdaoui, H., Jelti, F., Khallaayoun, A., Jamil, A., Ouazzani, K ‘Energy and environmental evaluation of alternative fuel vehicles in Maghreb countries’, Innovation and Green Development, Volume 3, Issue 1, Article ID: 100092 Tabuchi, H., Plumer, B. (2021) ‘How Green Are Electric Vehicles?’, The New York Times, (Section B, Page 5 of the New York edition with the headline: No Tailpipe Doesn’t Mean No Emissions), 3rd March S. Rangarajan, S.; Sunddararaj, S.P.; Sudhakar, A.; Shiva, C.K.; Subramaniam, U.; Collins, E.R.; Senjyu, T (2022) ‘Lithium-Ion Batteries—The Crux of Electric Vehicles with Opportunities and Challenges’, Clean Technol., Volume 4, pp.908-930 Rietmann, N., Hügler, B., Lieven, T. (2020) ‘Forecasting the trajectory of electric vehicle sales and the consequences for worldwide CO2 emissions’, Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 261, Article ID: 121038 #cars #automobile #evs #electriccar

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