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    This document discusses the environmental impacts of electric vehicles compared to gas-powered vehicles. It addresses questions around whether electric vehicles are truly clean if the electricity used to charge them comes from coal. It also examines the carbon emissions from producing large vehicle batteries as well as particulate pollution from tire wear. The document uses charts to compare the lifetime carbon emissions of electric and gas-powered small hatchbacks and luxury saloons based on the carbon intensity of different electricity grids. It also shows how long it takes electric vehicles to "pay back" the carbon debt from battery production through operational emissions savings.

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    This document discusses the environmental impacts of electric vehicles compared to gas-powered vehicles. It addresses questions around whether electric vehicles are truly clean if the electricity used to charge them comes from coal. It also examines the carbon emissions from producing large vehicle batteries as well as particulate pollution from tire wear. The document uses charts to compare the lifetime carbon emissions of electric and gas-powered small hatchbacks and luxury saloons based on the carbon intensity of different electricity grids. It also shows how long it takes electric vehicles to "pay back" the carbon debt from battery production through operational emissions savings.

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    How clean are

    electric cars?
    Iain Staffell
    Centre for Environmental Policy
    i.staffell@imperial.ac.uk
    @iain_staffell
    30 June 2022 1
    Who am I?
    • A Levels: Maths, Physics, Chemistry

    • Degree: Physics

    • PhD: Chemical Engineering &


    Economics

    • Jobs: Economics, Policy

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    What do I do?
    • Research into renewable electricity, https://electricinsights.co.uk
    energy storage, electric vehicles …
    • Teaching on energy policy, energy
    economics, clean power systems …

    https://renewables.ninja

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    Why do I care about this?

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    So… are electric cars really clean?
    • Yes

    • But … what if the electricity for charging them comes from coal?

    • But … what about emissions from producing huge, complex batteries?

    • But … what about all the particulate pollution coming from tyre wear?

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    Carbon emissions: small hatchbacks

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    How much CO2 is in our electricity?

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    Carbon emissions: small hatchbacks

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    Carbon emissions: luxury saloons

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    How long to ‘pay back’ the carbon debt?

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    What about pollutants other than carbon?

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