Are electric vehicles actually better for the environment?

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Money & Work ·Monday, June 8, 2026

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Are electric vehicles actually better for the environment?

44%

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It’s both.

“Unclear — the full supply chain costs are not yet honestly accounted for”

“Neither electric nor combustion engines are environmentally sustainable at the scale modern societies demand”

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Unclear — the full supply chain costs are not yet honestly accounted for

44%

Neither electric nor combustion engines are environmentally sustainable at the scale modern societies demand

44%

Yes — the evidence consistently shows lower lifetime emissions

11%

Conditionally yes — but only where grids are sufficiently clean

No — the environmental costs of production and mining outweigh the gains

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🇭🇷Croatia40%🇧🇬Bulgaria100%🇳🇱Netherlands100%

Croatia is most divided — 40% “Neither electric nor combustion engines are environmentally sustainable at the scale modern societies demand” vs 40% “Unclear — the full supply chain costs are not yet honestly accounted for”.

Age

100%

50%

25%

100%

Gender

67%

33%

50%

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