New York Times: Almost as soon as modern mass-market electric vehicles became available, skeptics began asking if they actually delivered an environmental benefit. After all, they argued, charging batteries from a generating plant that burns fossil fuels simply relocates the greenhouse gas emissions to someone elses neighborhood.
There was some basis for this position: An April 2012 report titled State of Charge: Electric Vehicles Global Warming Emissions and Fuel Cost Savings Across the United States, by...