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The claim

Manufacturing the battery for one electric car produces the same amount of CO2 as running a petrol car for 8 years.

Original publisher’s rating

Misleading

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Sources and attribution

    Original review: Climate Fact Checks. Structured data compiled by Data Commons under CC BY 4.0. Publisher article content is subject to its own terms.

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