"Electric vehicles produce more total emissions than gasoline cars over their lifetime."
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The Nature regional study also found exceptions: in 6 of 59 regions with very carbon-intensive electricity, electric cars were not lower-emission at the time of analysis.
The same Nature study that found broad electric-vehicle advantages also identified regions where results were less favorable.
In locations with very carbon-intensive power systems, electric cars were not always lower in lifecycle emissions during the study period.
This means the claim can be partly true in specific high-coal grids, but not as a global general rule.
The same Nature study that found broad electric-vehicle advantages also identified regions where results were less favorable.
In locations with very carbon-intensive power systems, electric cars were not always lower in lifecycle emissions during the study...