Review of: "Electric Vehicle Fleet Penetration and Air Pollution Mortality in Europe"

Abstract

The title implies a causal relationship, but the study is purely correlational.A suggested revision: A crosssectional analysis of electric vehicle penetration and PM2.5 mortality in European countries.The claim that EVs have a positive effect on air quality and reduce mortality cannot be substantiated by this study."The replacement of internal combustion engine vehicles with electric ones must proceed as fast as possible in order to reduce pollution-related mortality, but it must be coupled with other pollution abatement measures" is a policy prescription and should be in the conclusion.The abstract should include the model used, the covariates, and the study data.A typical framework is Background-Data-Method-Results-Interpretation and limitation.