) are often hailed as a key solution to reducing pollution and combating climate change. Unlike traditional gasoline or diesel-powered vehicles, electric cars run on electricity, a cleaner and more ...

Electric vehicles are rapidly cutting tailpipe emissions in cities that once choked on exhaust, but the shift to battery-powered transport is also exposing a quieter, less visible form of pollution.

For years the Environmental Protection Agency has pushed carmakers to reduce how much vehicles contribute to climate change. Today the EPA laid out plans to not just weaken those rules, but end them ...