Better: Zero Tailpipe Emissions

Every time a gasoline or diesel vehicle starts, it releases harmful exhaust into the air we all breathe. Tailpipe emissions include carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and particulate matter — pollutants that drive climate change, worsen asthma, and contribute to heart and lung disease. For families, communities, and especially children, that pollution adds up every single day.

Electric vehicles (EVs) change that. With no tailpipe, there are zero direct emissions when you drive. That means cleaner air on our streets, healthier neighborhoods, and less smog hanging over our cities.

Even when accounting for electricity generation, EVs are cleaner across their lifetime than traditional vehicles — and in Arizona, where solar power is abundant and growing, the benefits are even greater. Every mile you drive electric is a mile that helps cut pollution, improve public health, and reduce greenhouse gases.

The bottom line: With zero tailpipe emissions, EVs don’t just move you from place to place — they help move us all toward a healthier, cleaner, and more sustainable future.