OK, but if you always only point out an internal combustion engine's bad parts and EV's good parts you will never see the whole truth.
For instance, people point out that fossil fuels are finite so one day we will run out so we should stop using them now. However, they never point out that materials for electric motors and batteries are also finite so one day we will run out.
They also assume that all the energy charging those batteries is from a "renewable" resource. However, those renewable resources need solar panels, mirrors, wind turbines and batteries to make them work. All those rely on materials dug from the ground so they are also finite.
Also, no-one ever seems to work out how much land will be consumed by those solar or wind farms. Replacing one coal-fired power station with four hundred square miles of mirrors may be impractical for many countries - and what about the environmental impact?
Then we are told that wind and sunlight are free but so is coal and oil! The cost comes when you try to convert what you started with into electricity.
Then there is the tax issue. The price to the consumer includes taxes. When the government can no longer collect those taxes what do you expect will happen? Will they say we don't need those taxes any more or will they just be added to "renewable" energy bills instead?
OK, but if you always only point out an internal combustion engine's bad parts and EV's good parts you will never see the whole truth.
For instance, people point out that fossil fuels are finite so one day we will run out so we should stop using them now. However, they never point out that materials for electric motors and batteries are also finite so one day we will run out.
They also assume that all the energy charging those batteries is from a "renewable" resource. However, those renewable resources need solar panels, mirrors, wind turbines and batteries to make them work. All those rely on materials dug from the ground so they are also finite.
Also, no-one ever seems to work out how much land will be consumed by those solar or wind farms. Replacing one coal-fired power station with four hundred square miles of mirrors may be impractical for many countries - and what about the environmental impact?
Then we are told that wind and sunlight are free but so is coal and oil! The cost comes when you try to convert what you started with into electricity.
Then there is the tax issue. The price to the consumer includes taxes. When the government can no longer collect those taxes what do you expect will happen? Will they say we don't need those taxes any more or will they just be added to "renewable" energy bills instead?
You are assuming I like electric vehicles because I am an emotional sandal-wearing tree-hugger. I assure you I am not.
I'm an old man who hates lawn mowers that don't start. Because ICEs are shit.
Or, like myself, don't want to pay the price at the pump. $10-20ish/month for charging, not bad at all.
What I dislike most about the EV vs Gas debate is that no one talks about why we aren't using nuclear energy.
Uhhh because shit happens we are all human and accidents happen!
Nuclear is just an over priced steam engine. How about the countless water engines that have been hidden from us? Hydrogen is by far the best option.
I am another old man who hates cars that don't start because the battery is flat!