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The Dirt on Clean Electric Cars

New research shows some drivers might spew out less CO2 with a diesel engine.

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Why Electric Cars Aren't Taking Over Yet
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Beneath the hoods of millions of the clean electric cars rolling onto the world’s roads in the next few years will be a dirty battery.

Every major carmaker has plans for electric vehicles to cut greenhouse gas emissions, yet their manufacturers are, by and large, making lithium-ion batteries in places with some of the most polluting grids in the world.