Are Electric Cars Worse For The Environment? Myth Busted
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Electric cars are touted as a solution for reducing emissions and improving the environmental impacts of transportation, but are electric cars actually any better for the environment than gasoline cars? This video looks to answer three main questions:
1) Doesn't EV battery production cause a lot of emissions?
2) Don't electric cars get their power from fossil fuels?
3) Isn't lithium mining terrible for the environment?

References:
MIT Emissions Study - https://bit.ly/2zeYfqd
Cradle To Grave Emissions Estimates - https://bit.ly/2rEhB4D
Vehicle Production Emission Estimates (Low) - https://bit.ly/2yGoEh8
Vehicle Production Emission Estimates - https://bit.ly/2yoX6hC
Vehicle Production Emission Estimates (High) - https://bit.ly/2dhB1Tu
EV Battery Production Emissions - https://bit.ly/2yCMwSY
End Of Life Emissions - https://bit.ly/2ETHh77
Annual Vehicle Use Emissions - https://bit.ly/2Sxo65K

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