More electric vehicles could actually worsen air pollution in some of the poorest areas in the state, a study found.
Another reason for the unequal distribution of pollution comes from the lower rate of EV usage in the disadvantaged communities. According to the study, disadvantaged communities only received about 7% of rebates through the state program. And though California has increased incentives by thousands of dollars, residents in disadvantaged communities can’t easily afford a new car.
Chargers are also less likely to be found in rural and lower income communities, making EVs even more inaccessible, CalMatters . Mejía-Duwan wants future research to look at the full lifecycle of electric vehicles and further calculate how their“This study looked at the direct emissions and does not account for the emissions involved in producing or distributing electric vehicles,” they said. “Batteries have been noted to pose a lot of serious environmental, labor,
and human rights issues regarding their production. And so a complete lifecycle analysis of electric vehicles could shed more light on the overall inequalities.”
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