EV Shift Would Spur Trillions in Health Benefits, Report Says

Widespread transition to zero-emission vehicles would yield more than $1 trillion in public health benefits, according to research from the American Lung Association.

A nationwide switch to electric cars and other vehicles would save 110,000 lives and 13 million workdays over the next thirty years—the equivalent of $1.2 trillion in benefits, according to “Zeroing in on Healthy Air,” a report released Wednesday.

• A big portion of those benefits, about 13%, would directly affect marginalized communities with outsized pollution issues, according to the American Lung Association.
• “The transportation sector is the nation’s biggest source of carbon pollution ...