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I’d say it’s less about the source of the electricity, and more that electric cars are in no way positive for the environment. Between requiring extremely environmentally damaging extraction of a variety of rare minerals, their extreme weight which means they put out MORE microplastics from their tires than a normal car, and do MORE damage to road infrastructure than a normal car, and being inherently an individualistic method of transportation and thus inherently multiple HUNDREDS of times less efficient than mass public transit, these things are just cars for rich people to feel good about their consumption.
Funny thing, over 90% of the pollution caused by gasoline burning cars is from the TIRES, not the engines. So you’re saving less than 10% emissions, and polluting even further than a similarly sized passenger car would, in a way that is deceptively damaging. Microplastics are linked to cancer, infertility, and a vast array of other illnesses.
If you’re an environmentalist, buy a fucking electric bicycle and push your city to expand electrified mass transit. Don’t push for individualized cars as a solution.
I don't agree with your first two paragraphs, but I 1000% agree with the last one.
Ultimately the vast VAST majority of ALL emissions come from sources outside of most people's sphere of influence anyway. The Steel industry for example is dirty AF, and yet for some reason they get a hall pass