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How bad is driving for the environment?

Everyone is going green or driving electric vehicles these days. While wind and solar power are a no-brainer for cutting emissions, I’m not as sure about driving. How bad is driving with regard to the health of the environment?

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Eric Schad · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
There’s a reason why thought leaders support electric vehicles (EVs) and our government offers
tax credits
to people who buy them. Driving is very bad for the environment.
In fact, it is the leading producer of greenhouse gas emissions in developed and developing countries. And according to statistics from the Environmental Protection Agency, gas-powered cars are responsible for 29% of total greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. This makes cars the No. 1 pollutant in our country.
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