Are Electric Cars Making Us Healthier?
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Beijing's PM2.5 levels fell 48% between 2010 and 2024—the highest decrease of any city studied—with electric vehicles accounting for over half of all cars sold in China in 2025. A Nature Health study found China's shift to EVs has prevented hundreds of thousands of deaths.
EVs represent one factor among many in Beijing's air quality improvements; broader policy shifts and industrial changes also contributed.
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