{"id":191364,"date":"2026-08-11T12:20:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T10:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=191364"},"modified":"2026-08-11T11:52:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T09:52:33","slug":"science-debunks-the-drive-your-car-till-it-dies-climate-myth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/en\/2026\/08\/11\/science-debunks-the-drive-your-car-till-it-dies-climate-myth\/","title":{"rendered":"Science debunks the \u2018drive your car till it dies\u2019 climate myth"},"content":{"rendered":"Scientists have run the numbers, and the result isn\u2019t exactly a pat on the back for the internal combustion engine. A study published in Science shows that replacing a functioning gasoline car with an EV cuts lifetime carbon emissions by 58%. Even if that gasoline car is only a year old. 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