In November, the government made a commitment to ending the sale of diesel and petrol cars by 2030. This historic move has seen funding of nearly £1.8 billion invested in infrastructure and grants to work towards zero-emission vehicles. Currently, there are over 235,000 pure-electric cars on UK roads, but there is still a long way to go to ensure that all cars are electric. And whilst the positives of electric cars are evident, is this green move entirely deserving of such praise? Electric cars are famous for being the green alternative to driving, and in a world consumed by pressing climate issues, a low carbon footprint alternative is welcomed eagerly. However, electric cars are not perfect - if the electricity used to charge the car is generated through burning fossil fuels, the CO2 emissions are still astronomical. According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, electric cars actually generate more carbon emissions that diesel and petrol cars, as sourcing the
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