Electric Car News Electric Vehicles Also Cause Air Pollution

Science proves that electric vehicles are much cleaner, despite the batteries

A new study finds electric vehicles erase their early emissions fast and stay far cleaner than gas cars over their lifetimes. Read More

Plug-in hybrids cause almost as much pollution as petrol cars, study finds

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) cause almost as much pollution as petrol cars, a new report has revealed. Unlike fully electric cars, hybrids run on electric batteries as well as combustion ... Read More

Pollution from electric-battery production mitigated by longer car use

A white car is plugged into one of several electric chargers in a parking area. While the environmental effects related to building batteries for electric cars, such as the one shown here, are ... Read More

Cheaper cars emit more pollution, creating urban air quality inequality

More expensive cars emit lower levels of pollution—meaning that motorists owning cheaper, higher-emitting vehicles contribute disproportionately to their local urban air quality problems, a new study ... Read More

Experts say electric vehicles unlikely to affect condition of roads, even at heavier weights

The increased weight of electric vehicles when compared to their gas-powered counterparts and it's effect on infrastructure may be on the minds of policymakers and taxpayers in Arkansas and across the ... Read More

Cars are getting bigger. This is a problem for us and for the planet

Sport utility vehicles and other larger cars are becoming more and more common, and this is dangerous for our health in many ways. But we have ways to counter "carspreading", says Anthony Laverty ... Read More