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New Study Reveals Health Benefits Of Electric Vehicle Transition: 'Each City Requires Unique Regulations Or Strategies'

06 Jul 2024 | Abstracted from The Cool Down

"...study from the University of Houston examined the possible health benefits of vehicle electrification scenarios across four major U.S. cities...In a full electrification scenario, Houston could prevent 157 premature deaths monthly. Meanwhile, New York and Chicago could avoid a respective 796 and 328 premature deaths per month...cities could also enjoy economic benefits related to health outcomes; the study projected savings anywhere from $51 million to $249 million a day."

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