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Electric vehicles will help the shift toward EU's green transport future

News Published 26 Sep 2016 Last modified 23 Nov 2020

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Photo: © Norsk Elbilforening

A large scale roll-out of electric cars on European roads would result in significantly lower greenhouse gas emissions and lower levels of certain air pollutants, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) assessment released today. However, widespread use of such vehicles would pose challenges for Europe’s power grid in meeting increased electricity demand.