US EditionStudy Finds EVs Quickly Overcome Their Energy-Intensive Build to Be Cleaner than Gas Cars
EVs produce 30% more carbon emissions initially but cut lifetime emissions by at least half compared to gas cars, with benefits rising as renewable energy grows, researchers say.
- A new study says that EVs quickly make up for their high manufacturing emissions with lower overall emissions than gas-powered vehicles within two years of use.
- The study estimated that gas-powered vehicles cause at least twice as much environmental damage over their lifetimes compared to EVs.
- The study modeled scenarios where increased EV adoption and a cleaner energy grid would lead to even greater emissions reductions from EVs in the future.
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New study addresses concerns about EV battery production emissions
DETROIT — Making electric vehicles and their batteries is a dirty process that uses a lot of energy. But a new study says that EVs quickly make up for that with less overall emissions through two years of use than a gas-powered vehicle.
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Study finds EVs quickly overcome their energy-intensive build to be cleaner than gas cars
Producing and manufacturing electric vehicles and their batteries uses a lot of energy, leading many to be skeptical about the environmental benefits of going electric.
Renewable energy and EVs have grown so much faster than experts predicted 10 years ago
Most climate reports are bleak. Temperatures are soaring. Sea levels are rising. Companies are missing—or abandoning—their emissions targets. But a new report from the nonprofit Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) looks at the surprising amount of progress that’s happened since the Paris climate agreement 10 years ago. Renewable energy has grown faster than every major forecast predicted in 2015. There’s now four times as much solar power …
An analysis by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECI), published this Tuesday, October 28, 2025, shows that the global transition to renewable energy has progressed well beyond what was planned ten years ago. A decade after the signing of the Paris Agreement at COP21, the results are higher than the initial projections of the International Energy Agency (IEA).
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