increased tire particulates, road wear, and general pollution from the raw materials required.
Electric vehicle do wear down current tires more, and they do cause somewhat more wear on the roads … but these are issues that can be solved by creating better, more durable tires and roads.
And the ‘raw materials’ do cause damage to the environment, but much less over the lifetime of the vehicle than a gas engine. And, the majority of the materials needed for the batteries can be recycled, so future vehicles will have less environmental impact.
I agree that we need a mix of vehicles and I’m most places the mass public transportation options are very lacking, but overall I think if someone needs a car, they should look for an electric one.
I agree, if you’re going to get a car it’s great for folks to get electric cars. My point is that they are not even remotely the silver bullet people think they are, and allowing that thinking to persist is killing us. We need viable alternatives to driving, and we need them 30 years ago.
Electric vehicle do wear down current tires more, and they do cause somewhat more wear on the roads … but these are issues that can be solved by creating better, more durable tires and roads.
And the ‘raw materials’ do cause damage to the environment, but much less over the lifetime of the vehicle than a gas engine. And, the majority of the materials needed for the batteries can be recycled, so future vehicles will have less environmental impact.
I agree that we need a mix of vehicles and I’m most places the mass public transportation options are very lacking, but overall I think if someone needs a car, they should look for an electric one.
I agree, if you’re going to get a car it’s great for folks to get electric cars. My point is that they are not even remotely the silver bullet people think they are, and allowing that thinking to persist is killing us. We need viable alternatives to driving, and we need them 30 years ago.