As reported the Daily Mail, experts from Which? on Thursday to submit a report that the amount of greenhouse gases or carbon dioxide produced to supply power electric vehicles might be the same as greenhouse gases than gasoline-engine vehicle.
The difference is, if an ordinary car emissions are released through the exhaust, then the electric car emissions are generated by the installation of power plants supplying electricity.
The finding came as the announcement of the first electric vehicle which it passed the standard European crash test. The vehicle is the super-mini Mitsubishi i-MiEV . This i-MiEV achieve 4 stars out of a maximum of 5 stars.
We consider the question that the carbon dioxide is produced by exhaust to charge electric cars to be "not much different" with most efficient diesel vehicle emissions, said experts of Which?.
"Manufacturers of electric cars say that their products are" zero emissions and however they ignore the fact that the owner will be using conventional electricity supply which it produces carbon because it uses fossil fuels." writing Which?.
Which? make comparisons that Smart ForTwo of electric version produce 84 grams of CO2 per kilometer whereas the Smart ForTwo of diesel version produces 103 grams. The first price is 21,000 pounds and the latter price is 9540 pounds.
Nissan Leaf for 23,990 pounds generates electricity of carbon 81gram/km while Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI Bluemotion diesel (16,830 pounds) produce as much as 108 grams.
Electric Mitsubishi i-MiEV with a price of 24,045 pounds of produce 68g/km while a similar vehicle, the Suzuki Splash of 1.3 diesel costing £ 10,410, producing 131g/km of CO2.
However, electric cars are still more "green" because it did not release toxic chemicals reducing air quality. "This is very meaningful for the urban, and indeed the target is the urban electric vehicles," wrote Which?.
