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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jasper Jolly

Do electric cars really produce fewer carbon emissions than petrol or diesel vehicles?

Heavy traffic on the M25
Heavy traffic on the M25 in southern England. Photograph: Maureen McLean/Shutterstock

There is a spectre haunting electric cars: the question of greenwashing. What if, for all the green hopes attached to zero-emissions cars, the truth is that they fail to achieve their main goal of cutting world-heating carbon emissions?

Our EV mythbusters series has looked at some of the most persistent criticisms of electric cars, ranging from car fires to battery mining, range anxiety to cost concerns. This article asks: do electric cars really produce fewer carbon emissions than petrol or diesel?

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