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Air pollution is one of the US’ and global leading causes of death on an ongoing and increasingly fatal basis year to year. Estimates for air pollution related deaths worldwide range from 6.5 to 9 million. It affects our hearts, lungs, kidneys, blood, and more, and imparts fatal consequences.
Do ICE cars alone cause all of this air pollution? Of course not. But what improvements might the alternative choices to the significant ICE CO2 tailpipe emissions have on reducing poisons in the air we breathe?
Using fueleconomy.gov data I found that the Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) sold in the U.S. between 2012 and 2023 emitted on the average just 115 grams of CO2 per mile driven vs. 427 grams. That is 26.9% or basically 1/4th of the CO2 emissions of the average ICE autos measured. In…
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