Mint Explainer: Are hybrid vehicles actually greener than EVs?

With zero tailpipe emissions, electric vehicles are widely perceived as the greenest type of transport. But critics have long pointed to the ‘dirty’ electricity – derived from burning coal – used to manufacture these vehicles, especially in developing countries such as India. They’ve argued that shifting to EVs doesn’t kill emissions, it simply shifts them to another industry.

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