Battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) yield 52% to 77% lower lifetime carbon emissions than conventional gasoline cars, despite producing higher emissions during the initial manufacturing process.

Most of Canada's electricity, also comes from non-polluting sources. But even when electrical grids are powered by fossil fuels, it is still less carbon intensive to charge a battery than to burn gasoline in a vehicle directly.

They are also far more energy efficient than gas cars. EVs use about 87-91% of the energy from battery and regenerative breaking to propel the vehicle. Gasoline vehicles only convert about 16-25% of the energy from gas into movement.

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