You can see some interactive calculations here that show the breakeven (the point at which EV beats ICE on carbon emissions) is around 26,000 km in the UK: http

You can see some interactive calculations here that show the breakeven (the point at which EV beats ICE on carbon emissions) is around 26,000 km in the UK: https://www.robinlinacre.com/carbon_electric_car/ https://www.robinlinacre.com/carbon_electric_car/ There are two big effects: - the energy usage per mile of electric vehicles is far lower than ICE - some of the energy used by an electric car can come from renewable sources