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Not so fast: why the electric vehicle revolution will bring problems of its own

  • Written by Martin Brueckner, Senior Lecturer in Sustainability, Murdoch University
Not so fast: why the electric vehicle revolution will bring problems of its own

Electric cars are taking over – but they really as green as they look?
Jack Amick / flickr, CC BY-NC

After years of being derided as a joke by car manufacturers and the public, interest in electric vehicles has increased sharply as governments around the world move to ban petrol and diesel cars.

We have seen a tremendous rise in availability, es...