EVs Are Far Cleaner Than Gas-Powered Cars - Even If Batteries Require More Mining

03 Mar 2023 | Abstracted from QZ

"A typical passenger vehicle like the Toyota Camry emits about 68 tons of CO2 in its lifetime, compared to 15 tons of CO2 emitted for an electric Tesla Model 3...includes CO2 emitted during the extraction of materials, the manufacturing of the battery, and power supply..."

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