But once we get rid of coal and gas, then there is no emissions from electric cars. At the moment they are low emissions but not zero emissions because yes the coal still makes some sort of emissions.
Even mainstream Forbes says so.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesmorris/2021/10/23/electric-vehicles-are-not-zero-emissionsbut-they-are-much-greener-than-fossil-fuel-and-hydrogen/?sh=588891b5197d