Getting a handle on just how clean or dirty the \u201clong tailpipe\u201d is has been the subject of many reports. A new study by researchers at Yale University shows that, almost no matter how you slice it, electric vehicles are cleaner than internal combustion engine vehicles, when you measure all of the materials and energy required to build and drive them.\nFollow Transmission on Apple Podcasts\nFollow Transmission on Spotify\nMore FreightWaves Podcasts\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices