There is no discussion if electric cars release “more smog than gasoline cars” just due to the fact that “smog” isn’t any specific substance. It’s a phenomenon

There is no discussion if electric cars release “more smog than gasoline cars” just due to the fact that “smog” isn’t any specific substance. It’s a phenomenon that depends just as much on the wind direction as on air quality. In less literal terms, there might be a debate about relative amounts of CO2. But that is mostly a debate that happens online instigated by ideological opponents of electrification. Electric cars use less energy even including production and even if the energy mix consists mostly of fossile fuels. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_aspects_of_the_electric_car https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_aspects_of_the_e.... The advantages are even starker for other emissions such NOX or particulates: even without renewables and nuclear energy in the mix, electric cars need less energy because the efficiency of one large power plant is higher than thousands of engines. And that energy is generated with fewer emissions because, again, centralized generation allows more investment into clean technology.