EVs are cleaning up California’s air, but mostly for the affluent
of carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide, as well as PM 2.5 — particulate matter 2.5 micrometers and smaller that’s found in vehicle exhaust and power plant emissions. Scientists have linked exposure to PM2.5 with heart and lung disease and 7 million premature deaths globally each year.
Residents in better-off areas are also breathing easier: PM2.5 emissions fell a median of nearly 0.7 kilograms per year in those census tracts, four times the median reduction in disadvantaged communities. Researchers found that PM2.5 pollution actually rose in 17% of disadvantaged areas, which are home to 39% of California’s fossil fuel power plants.
California in 2016 revamped its rebate program to limit participation by high-income households – currently those earning more than $200,000 – and expanded refunds from $2,000 to now $7,500 for lower-income residents. However, the researchers determined those changes have had only a marginal impact on the distribution of incentives to disadvantaged communities.
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