@malwaretech
Ah, maybe, maybe not. ICE efficiency has improved. But:
- you excluded oil extraction, refining and transport: coal is bad, but those are worse (this is "well to wheel")
- local emissions: the car spits out noxious gases exactly where they're the worst, while the coal plant might be washing them
- bott kinds of cars emit microplastics etc from tire wear. EVs are worse, because they're heavier
http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2020SJRUE..24..669A/abstract