http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/canada/nova-scotia/electric-cars-are-they-really-more-polluting-than-gas-1.3012929 http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/canada/nova-scotia/electric

http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/canada/nova-scotia/electric-cars-are-they-really-more-polluting-than-gas-1.3012929 http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/canada/nova-scotia/electric-cars-ar... Emission controls yes, but CO2 release cannot be captured and you can't beat entropy - energy is wasted on conversion from chemical=>electric=>mechanical rather than just going directly chemical=>mechanical.