# Are EVs really bad for the environment?

https://mins.news/en/item/53086

- DW, 2026-09-10 13:18 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/are-evs-really-bad-for-the-environment/a-79213336?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Some German politicians are urging a delay to the EU’s 2035 phaseout of combustion-engine cars, citing a Technical University of Munich report that favors measuring emissions across a vehicle’s full life cycle. Researchers say battery-electric cars produce more manufacturing emissions, but their total emissions average 73% below gasoline vehicles and can be up to 78% lower with renewable electricity. Battery-material mining remains a major environmental challenge.