The Impossible Dream of EVs for Everyone: Part 2 The ‘Hidden’ CO2 Emissions
The entire motivation for government subsidies and mandates to pursue an all-EV future is the claim that it will result in radical reductions in CO2 emissions. But known unknowns in EV supply chains show that all EV emission claims are ‘guesstimates’ based on averages, approximations, or aspirations. Pushing an all-EV world is likely to increase CO2 emissions.Electric Vehicles for Everyone? The Impossible Dream, Manhattan Institute Policy Paper, July 2023.