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Electric Cars Could Save Billions In Health-Care Costs

25 Oct 2024 | Abstracted from Earth.com

"Drawing on the power of computer simulations, the researchers showed that ambitious electrification of the U.S. vehicle fleet, complemented by a substantial implementation of renewable electricity generation, could yield health benefits valued between US$84 billion and 188 billion by 2050.

"Their models...include the production of common air pollutants from fossil fuel combustion, such as nitrogen oxides, sulphur oxides, and small particles

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