CLIMATE · VERIFIED DEVELOPMENT
New Study Finds Scrapping Working Gas Car for EV Usually Greener
WHY IT MATTERS
Choosing EVs over keeping old gasoline cars can reduce overall emissions, informing policy and consumer decisions on climate impact.
What happened
New research indicates that, contrary to the common claim that the greenest car is the one already built, scrapping a functioning gasoline car for an electric vehicle is usually greener.
The study highlights that manufacturing a new vehicle carries a significant carbon cost, while continuing to drive an existing car avoids another manufacturing event.
However, the new science suggests that the overall life‑cycle emissions of an EV outweigh those of a gasoline car, even when the gasoline car is still operational.
PRIMARY SOURCES
New Science Says Scrapping A Working Gas Car For An EV Is Usually Greener
CleanTechnica · Michael Barnard · Discovery and factual synthesis only; publisher copyright terms apply