Highlights
– Rapid acceleration of electric vehicle (EV) deployment is key to mitigating climate change.
– Larger reductions in GHG emissions require renewable-powered EVs, which also increase health benefits.
– EV adoption in urban areas leads to large health benefits from reduced air pollution.
– Benefits of EVs exhibit substantial spatial heterogeneity, and location-specific studies are important to inform policy.
– EVs shift the supply chain, and life cycle assessment is useful to estimate their environmental impacts.
DOI: 10.1016/j.eehl.2023.07.008
Authors: Yijing Zhu, Ernani F. Choma, Kexin Wang, Haikun Wang*
