I like this (very pro-EV) video which gets into this exact question https://youtu.be/1oVrIHcdxjA https://youtu.be/1oVrIHcdxjA The most important point, IMO, is

I like this (very pro-EV) video which gets into this exact question https://youtu.be/1oVrIHcdxjA https://youtu.be/1oVrIHcdxjA The most important point, IMO, is that localized emissions do the most harm. Even if the emissions were equal, keeping pollution out of the urban core will literally prevent (or defer) millions of cases of lung cancer etc. This paper quantifies the social cost of atmospheric release: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-015-1343-0 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-015-1343-0