Yes because electric vehicles produce no tailpipe emissions. Gas-powered cars, trucks, and SUVs are responsible for 57% of transportation emissions in the US. A typical passenger vehicle emits about 4.6 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year.
In addition to carbon dioxide, cars powered by gasoline produce other greenhouse gases like methane and nitrous oxide. While the electricity used to charge EVs can generate emissions, electricity generation in the U.S. continues to get cleaner, and driving an EV today is cleaner than driving a gas car in nearly every part of the country. As we continue to shift to more renewable energy sources like wind and solar to generate electricity, instead of coal and methane gas, we can lower the total greenhouse gases associated with EVs even more.
