Scrapping a working gas car for an EV cuts lifetime emissions in 92% of modeled scenarios, even when the gas car is only a year or two old A gas SUV retired at year two and replaced with an EV cut total emissions by 44%, with the EV’s manufacturing carbon debt paid back in just three years Plug-in hybrids and regions with coal-heavy power grids are the main exceptions where switching early offers little to no benefit Current scrappage subsidies aren’t generous https://studyfinds.com/trading-in-new-gas-car-for-ev-better/ #climate