Nothing fishy or secret, in the EU for example transport is about 30% of CO2 emissions: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/20190313STO312

Nothing fishy or secret, in the EU for example transport is about 30% of CO2 emissions: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/20190313STO31218/co2-emissions-from-cars-facts-and-figures-infographics https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/201... Only source of CO2 that has relatively grown for the past two decades. > they do, but the substantiality of that depends on where you live This is true but misleading: yes if your electricity is produced by coal plants electric cars are just slightly better CO2-wise (but cleaner on NOx and other sources of pollution), but the idea is to move away from coal so that running your EV become cleaner over time. (1) A striking example is the UK, this chart tells the story of coal to renewables: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jun/09/great-britain-coal-free-industrial-revolution-electricity https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jun/09/great-brita... (1) and as a consumer in most countries you can vote with your money by choosing to buy electricity coming from renewables.