Electric cars really are friendlier to the environment and produce less greenhouse gases than petrol vehicles over their lifetime, a study proves. In countries such as Sweden and France, where a large portion of power comes from renewables, electric car emissions are 70 per cent lower than petrol cars. Researchers assessed how polluting both electric and petrol cars are in 59 regions around the world. 'In other words, the idea that electric vehicles or electric heat pumps could increase emissions is essentially a myth. It predicts electric cars will be roughly the same price as their traditionally powered counterparts by around 2024 to 2025.

Source: Daily Mail March 23, 2020 16:02 UTC