Electric trucks and EVs in general are often touted as zero-emission vehicles, but are they?
There are two types of emissions to consider: air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions.
EVs have zero tailpipe emissions, which means they don’t emit air pollutants or GHGs out of a tailpipe the way fossil fuel-powered vehicles do.
Air pollutants such as particulate matter, nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides contribute to smog in cities. Fewer air pollutants can have massive positive impacts on human...
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