REAL Green wrote:I don't see EVs helping the planet. Not driving helps the planet.
Climate change denialists and "EV's can't possibly work" types love to say that.
But in the REAL world, people are going to drive, where mass transit isn't widely available and efficient, which is the case in a huge proportion of the US. GIven how the NYC subways (don't) work, it actually might be true for pretty much all the US.
EV's are better for the planet than ICE's over their life cycle, for similar sized vehicles, like it or not.
Everyone isn't going to give up driving until forced to, like it or not. People even have lots of cars in Western Europe, and its mass transit system is MUCH MUCH better than that in the US.
IF "running out of oil" becomes a serious problem, then having an alternative which uses FAR LESS oil over the course of its lifecycle (i.e. zero for BEV's and much less for HEV's and PHEV's, re propelling the vehicle), then it WILL greatly help relieve that problem -- again, whether you like it or not.
BTW, I'm not at all convinced we're "running out of oil" any time soon, though declining relative demand (through better technology) is going to be a big part of that -- likely more so than endlessly increasing supply -- in my opinion.
Given the track record of the perma-doomer blogs, I wouldn't bet a fast crash doomer's money on their predictions.