Are Electric Cars Really More Environmentally Friendly?

Some people say that buying an electric car is a great way to fight climate change - but if they use electricity that is made by burning fossil fuels, are they really more environmentally friendly than gas powered cars? Pick up a copy of An Absolutely Remarkable Thing here! https://store.dftba.com/products/an-a... Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon:   / scishow   ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Adam Brainard, Greg, Alex Hackman, Sam Lutfi, D.A. Noe, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, Patrick D. Ashmore, charles george, Kevin Bealer, Chris Peters ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook:   / scishow   Twitter:   / scishow   Tumblr:   / scishow   Instagram:   / thescishow   ---------- Sources: https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/best-...   / the-long-tailpipe-theory-of-evs   https://www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck... https://www.bts.gov/content/average-f... https://www.bts.gov/content/number-us... https://www.greentechmedia.com/articl... https://eufactcheck.eu/factcheck/most... https://www.theguardian.com/environme... https://afdc.energy.gov/vehicles/elec... https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/fas... https://theicct.org/sites/default/fil... https://www.greencarreports.com/news/... https://www.foreffectivegov.org/oil-a... https://seekingalpha.com/article/4123... http://shrinkthatfootprint.com/electr... https://www.transportpolicy.net/stand... https://ozziezehner.files.wordpress.c... https://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/... https://www.ucsusa.org/clean-vehicles... Image Sources: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...