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Podcast: The Climate Question
Episode: Are we putting too much faith into electric vehicles?
Description: Billions of dollars are being invested in electric vehicles in the name of fighting climate change. World leaders are backing them as the green fix for our burgeoning road transport emissions. But when you factor in the carbon emissions that come from manufacturing EVs, how well do they stack up against their petrol and diesel counterparts? If all the cars on the road switched to EVs, could we meet our climate targets?
This week The Climate Question looks under the bonnet of electric vehicles – and whether there is an altogether better solution.
Presenters Neal Razzell and Kate Lamble are jo...