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"path": "/2026/06/08/china-ev-air-pollution-262000-deaths-study/",
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"textContent": "China’s rapid switch to electric and other new energy vehicles cut urban air pollution enough to prevent an estimated 262,000 premature deaths, according to a new peer-reviewed study published in Nature Health.\n\nIt’s some of the strongest real-world evidence yet that electrifying transportation delivers measurable public-health benefits, not just lower tailpipe emissions on paper.\n\nmore…",
"title": "China’s EV shift cut pollution enough to prevent 262,000 deaths"
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