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New research is suggesting that there may not be any truth to the claims about the environmental benefits of electric cars.
In fact, a study has shown that the amount of energy required by coal-fired power stations that create the electricity needed to recharge the cars leads to them being only half as efficient as diesel vehicles.
A surge in demand for electric cars could mean an increase in carbon emissions in the UK, the new research warns.
This report will be certain to raise questions about the new £250 million government plan recently announced that would offer consumers £5,000 each in subsidies toward the purchase of a new electric car.
Transport Watch conducted the research that found the carbon emissions of diesel-powered vehicles to be only half of the amount of emissions of electric cars when fossil fuels are used to produce electricity.
The research report stated: “We conclude that the notion that electric cars will reduce emissions is a fiction.”
Among the factors that lead to electric cars being less efficient are the amount of electricity lost on the journey between the station producing the energy and the recharging point and the energy that is lost by the batteries and the car’s motor.
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