Even in 2026, lots of people are still throwing shade at EVs, claiming they produce more emissions than combustion cars and are generally worse for the environment than anybody thinks.
A new MIT-led study, focused on the United States and published in Environmental Research Letters, confirms yet again that EVs reduce greenhouse gas emissions compared with combustion cars. But the savings vary depending on where you live and how power is produced locally. The range is pretty significant.
In most locations, EVs save between 40% and 60% of emissions as compared with combustion vehicles, but it can be as low as 0% and as high as 82%, the study’s authors found.
