Hidden delays of climate mitigation benefits in the race for electric vehicle deployment
Abstract Although battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are climate-friendly alternatives to internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs), an important but often ignored fact is that the climate mitigation benefits of BEVs are usually delayed. The manufacture of BEVs is more carbon-intensive than that of...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2023-05-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-38182-5 |