# Electric cars do, in fact, serve a purpose

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Podcast: [Jerm Warfare](https://stenobird.com/podcast/jerm-warfare-7121194)
Published: 2026-08-05T06:51:28+00:00
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## Resource

In this week's UK Column banter between myself, Mike, and Charles, we chat about internal combustion engines versus electric vehicles, and why the latter are great at reducing noise pollution but terrible at reducing other pollution. We also touch on data centres and why the whole manmade climate change narrative is bunk. Oh, and I learn a new word.

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