Electric Cars a Health Hazard in China

Buying an electric car to be green? If you live in China, think twice: The electricity used to power that car comes primarily from coal in China, making the negative impact on health greater for e-cars than traditional, gasoline-powered vehicles, a new study says.
With e-car sales rising in China, researchers analyzed the environmental health impacts of five different vehicles in 34 cities in China. Previous studies have focused on emission factors and greenhouse gas emissions, but the authors believe this is the first study that analyzes the proportion of emissions actually inhaled by individuals.
“We had an idea that the emissions are farther away from people in China, and we thought it was appropriate to look at the health effects,” said Julian Marshall, Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of Minnesota.

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