In most cases, electrifying cars reduces their emissions
Today, road transport is responsible for 15% of the world’s total CO2 emissions. If we replace fossil-fuel-powered combustion vehicles with…
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Misleading
What’s worse: lithium mining or oil extraction? Viral social media posts suggest misleading answers to complex question.
Claim:
Lithium mining for electric cars has a greater environmental impact than oil extraction for gas cars.
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2024-08-16 -
Lacks context
Electric vehicles may have higher particulate emissions from tires, but they usually have lower particulate emissions from other sources
Claim:
“Electric Cars Emit More Particulate Pollution”; Banning gasoline cars could increase particulate emissions
Source: LifeSite News, The Wall Street Journal, 2024-03-03 -
Inaccurate
EU is not passing law to ‘seize and scrap’ cars under climate agenda, contrary to Peter Sweden claim
Claim:
The EU could SEIZE and SCRAP your old car if it doesn't meet their criteria as part of their climate agenda.
Source: Twitter/X, Peter Imanuelsen (aka Peter Sweden), 2023-11-27 -
Inaccurate
Electric cars aren’t seven times more expensive than gasoline-powered cars, as claimed on Facebook
Claim:
An electric car “costs more than seven times as much” as a gasoline powered car
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2021-09-27 -
Incorrect
No device can plug into your car’s fusebox to improve engine efficiency and turn it into a hybrid
Claim:
Plugging this device into a car’s fuse box can reduce fuel consumption by at least 35% and up to 75% by converting the car into a hybrid.
Source: Christianity Today, Anonymous, 2021-04-15 -
Incorrect
Connecting a generator to the wheel of an electric vehicle won’t recharge its battery
Claim:
The rotating wheel of an electric vehicle can recharge the vehicle’s battery by affixing a generator
Source: Facebook, Ozzy's Classics, 2021-03-06 -
Inaccurate
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"Planet of the Humans" documentary misleads viewers about renewable energy
Instead of presenting life cycle analyses for solar and wind generation or quantifying electric vehicle emissions that could inform viewers, Planet of the Humans misleads with broad claims that are not supported by scientific evidence. Unfortunately, these omissions and inaccuracies substantially shape the conclusions the film presents to its audience.
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Flawed reasoning
Diesel cars are a major source of NO2 emissions in European cities, contrary to online claim
Claim:
The drop in NO<sub>2</sub> content has only been “slight”. So it cannot be the evil diesel engine cars that are “choking” our cities.
Source: Tichys Einblick, Holger Douglas, 2020-04-12
