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Published Date: June 08, 2026

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China’s EV shift cut pollution enough to prevent 262,000 deaths

China’s rapid switch to electric and other new energy vehicles cut urban air pollution enough to prevent an estimated 262,000 premature d…

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China’s rapid switch to electric and other new energy vehicles cut urban air pollution enough to prevent an estimated 262,000 premature deaths, according to a new peer-reviewed study published in Nature Health. It’s some of the strongest real-world evidence yet that electrifying transportation delivers measurable public-health benefits, not just lower tailp…

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