Study shows electric vehicles more harmful than petrol

Researchers have found that overall pollution associated with electric vehicles in China is more harmful that that of petrol-based vehicles.

The study was done by researchers form the University of Tennessee and published in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Science and Technology.

Its findings challenge assumptions that electric vehicles are cleaner than petrol vehicles and it's of vital importance in China, where e-bikes and e-cars are extremely popular.

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