How Green Are Electric Vehicles?

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  1. 1. Raw materials can be _________
  2. 3. In the United States, utilities have retired _______ of coal plants over the last decade and shifted to a mix of lower-emissions natural gas, wind and solar power.
  3. 5. _________ need to work with these mines to lessen their environmental footprint and make sure miners are working in safe conditions.
  4. 7. Around the world, governments and automakers are promoting ________ vehicles as a key technology to curb oil use and fight climate change.
  5. 8. “The reason electric vehicles look like an appealing climate solution is that if we can make our grids zero-carbon, then vehicle emissions ___ way, way down,”
  6. 10. electric motors are more ________ than traditional internal combustion engines that burn fossil fuels.
  7. 12. _______ cobalt produces hazardous tailings and slags that can leach into the environment.
  8. 14. _______ could be better.
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  1. 2. the average grid in the United States, which typically includes a mix of fossil fuel and _______ ______plants
  2. 4. Most electric cars sold today tend to produce significantly _______ planet-warming emissions than most cars fueled with gasoline.
  3. 6. Experts point out that spent ________ contain valuable metals and other materials that can be recovered and reused.
  4. 9. The _____ required for producing batteries has meant that manufacturing electric vehicles is about 50 percent more water intensive than traditional internal combustion engines.
  5. 11. “If you’ve got electric cars in Pittsburgh that are being plugged in at night and leading nearby plants to burn more ____ to charge them, then the climate benefits won’t be as great, and you can even get more air pollution.”
  6. 13. Are they really as _____ as advertised?