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Do electric cars do emissions testing?

I’m in the middle of purchasing an electric car and it just occurred to me that I may not have to do an emissions test. Do electric cars do emissions testing?

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Chanice Boyd · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
Congrats on your new EV! You’re right—you do not need to do
emissions testing
when you own an electric vehicle.
First, let’s consider why we even do emissions testing. The emissions testing system is designed to keep fueled vehicle exhaust and pollutants at an acceptable level. Governments perform this vital function to help reduce the amount of harmful gasses that enter the ear.
The main advantage of electric vehicles is to support this function. Governments and manufacturers have come together to promote the use of all-electric cars because they produce far lower greenhouse gas emissions and help better the environment. Because they’re battery operated, they have no fuel tanks and no tailpipe emissions.
So you would not need to bring your new EV in for an emissions test, thanks to their small carbon footprint.
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