Are Electric Cars Really More Environmentally Friendly?

Some people say that buying an electric car is a great way to fight climate change - but if they use electricity that is made by burning fossil fuels, are they really more environmentally friendly than gas powered cars? Pick up a copy of An Absolutely Remarkable Thing here! https://store.dftba.com/products/an-absolutely-remarkable-thing-signed-paperback-book Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Adam Brainard, Greg, Alex Hackman, Sam Lutfi, D.A. Noe, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, Patrick D. Ashmore, charles george, Kevin Bealer, Chris Peters ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/best-worst.shtml https://medium.com/@rossrosenberg/the-long-tailpipe-theory-of-evs-8b4487cf3cfc https://www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-how-electric-vehicles-help-to-tackle-climate-change https://www.bts.gov/content/average-fuel-efficiency-us-passenger-cars-and-light-trucks https://www.bts.gov/content/number-us-aircraft-vehicles-vessels-and-other-conveyances https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/study-electric-buses-already-emit-less-carbon-than-diesel-buses-in-any-stat#gs.r7b6dz https://eufactcheck.eu/factcheck/mostly-false-electric-cars-generate-higher-emissions-than-diesel-cars/ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/blog/2013/feb/07/india-green-country-electric-cars https://afdc.energy.gov/vehicles/electric_emissions.html?source=post_page--------------------------- https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/fast-facts-transportation-greenhouse-gas-emissions https://theicct.org/sites/default/files/publications/2017-Global-LDV-Standards-Update_ICCT-Report_23062017_vF.pdf https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1091877_why-european-gas-mileage-ratings-are-so-high--and-often-wrong https://www.foreffectivegov.org/oil-and-gas-production-major-source-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions-epa-data-reveals https://seekingalpha.com/article/4123382-long-tailpipe-teslas-natural-gas-powered-vehicles http://shrinkthatfootprint.com/electric-car-emissions https://www.transportpolicy.net/standard/us-vehicle-definitions/ https://ozziezehner.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/lets-power-down-hype-about-electric-cars.pdf https://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/attach/2015/11/Cleaner-Cars-from-Cradle-to-Grave-full-report.pdf https://www.ucsusa.org/clean-vehicles/electric-vehicles/ev-emissions-tool#z Image Sources: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Borehole.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vertedouro_-_Itaipu_-_Foz_do_Iguacu_-_Brasil_(23650938123).jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anacortes_Refinery_31911.JPG