Are electric vehicles the future?
Electric cars and pickups produce roughly half the climate-changing emissions of a similar gasoline car by the end of their lifetimes. This video explores the global warming emissions of EVs on a lifecycle basis, from the manufacturing of their batteries to their ultimate disposal or reuse.
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