According to a latest study by the independent research group, Shrink That Footprint, India has been identified as the least environment friendly nation to make and drive the electric powered vehicles. Evidently, the entire country is heavily dependent on coal-based power generation, which over compensates the emissions saved by electric vehicles, in a manner similar to conventional petrol fuelled vehicles. As per the analysis, a completely electric powered vehicle generates emissions close to 20 Miles Per Gallon (MPG) by a petrol car. The eye-popping results were found after studying the impact of grid powered electric vehicles in 20 of the top countries across the globe.
The South American nation- Paraguay will now be identified as the greenest and most eco-friendly place in the world, for making and driving electric vehicles. The country generates five times more hydro-electricity than it consumes and produces emissions comparable to 218 MPG petrol cars. Further, Iceland was listed as a close second on the analysis by Shrink That Footprint, and is followed by Sweden, Brazil and France. Further, China has been listed alongside India as the least green places in the world, for manufacturing and driving electric vehicles.
Expressing her views on the results of the study, Lindsay Wilson, the lead author of the study, was quoted as saying, “This work highlights just how much the climate benefit of going electric varies around the world. To achieve their carbon reduction potential, electric cars need to be deployed in tandem with low carbon electricity.”
