Contrary to what is sometimes believed, electric cars and petrol cars pollute. If both pollute, why would you choose an electric car? Find out what Associação Zero has to say.

Electric cars will significantly reduce urban pollution ...
For a diesel or petrol car, the power comes from the internal combustion of these two fuels.  Burning fossil fuels results in large amounts of energy that a vehicle uses to drive on the road;  Unfortunately, it also produces a range of exhaust gases and particles that are harmful to health and the environment.
On the other hand, electric cars use electricity from the electrical grid stored in the batteries.  They do not need any internal combustion for energy and thus do not produce toxic smoke either.

according to zero","If we had to choose between electric cars - and we mean 100% battery electric - and combustion cars (diesel or petrol), we would choose electric cars, but with an asterisk: in an ideal world, we wouldn't use any of them.” Public transportation, especially by train, because electric cars also pollute.
In fact, an electric car ends up with fewer emissions in its life cycle than a diesel or petrol car, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have an environmental footprint.  In fact, in order to comply with the climate goals, it is necessary to resort to measures that reduce the number of cars in circulation and their use.
In short, electric vehicles will greatly reduce urban pollution.  They are still necessary to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, but they are not sufficient to solve the problem in this sector.  Instead, it is just a piece of a big jigsaw puzzle, which should include a comprehensive set of public policies that lead to significantly less private car use.