Environment

How Green Are Electric Vehicles? In short: Very green. But plug-in cars still have environmental effects. Electric vehicles are not just the future; they are saving climate — and our lives today. Electric vehicles have smaller carbon footprint than gasoline-powered scooters, cars and logistic and refrigerated vans no matter where your electricity comes from. Through their entire lifetime, electric cars are better for the climate. Electric vehicles can be charged at home, at work or while you are at the store. Planning now by provinces and utilities to build infrastructure for charging electric vehicles will go a long way.

Transit Electric Vehicles, that reliable fixture rumbling through our towns and cities, may just be the key to the electric vehicle revolution. Electric Vehicles — delivering goods from warehouses to homes — can make a big, clean difference. We need more of them. Through all our electric vehicle work, earth justice aims to ensure that people who are most impacted by pollution have the option to use truly clean and zero-emissions vehicles. You can help make the future electric (even if you are car-free).

The major benefit of electric cars is the contribution they can make towards improving air quality in towns and cities. With no tailpipe, pure electric cars produce no carbon dioxide emissions when driven. This reduces air pollution considerably. Put simply, electric cars give us clean streets, making our towns and cities a better place for pedestrians and cyclists. In over a year, just one electric car on the road can save an average 1.5 million grams of CO2. The government is also looking to reduce carbon emissions to zero by 2050, and electric cars will play a big role towards that. What’s more – EVs can also help reduce noise pollution, especially in cities where speeds are generally low. As electric cars are far quieter than conventional vehicles, driving electric cars create a more peaceful environment for us all.