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A new EV pollutes more than using old ice until its end.
That might be the case, although this study is explicitly comparing new EV to new ICE right? (which seems like the relevant comparison)
It may study that indeed but the people picking between new ice or ev are the in overwhelming majority ones who already have a completely fine, new ish car that is good to go for decades. Most new planet saving EVs are produced without there being any real pressing need for them. Finishing up using all the existing cars would be hell lot better than replacing everything with Ev's.
But that's not how the car industry works. That "newish" car isn't scrapped, it is sold to someone whose car died or wanted a newer used car. And then sold to someone with a worse or dead car. Very few "good" cars are being scrapped for EVs. Most cars being taken out of circulation are extremely old or totaled in an accident...
It is how it works but it shouldn't if we want to be green, instead of appearing green.
Not where you live it doesn’t