How green are electric cars?

Electric cars might seem like a no-brainer on a warming planet, but
there are plenty of people who remain sceptical about everything
from their battery life to their carbon impact and the
environmental and human rights costs of their parts. Madeleine
Finlay consults Auke Hoekstra, known as the internet’s ‘EV debunker
in chief’, to unpick the myths, realities and grey areas
surrounding electric cars. Help support our independent journalism
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