Comment Re:Where is the electricity coming from? (Score 1) 152
There are quite a few studies that show EVs as better for the environment. We may not have nailed down every factor, but the flip side is that almost any other external factor you might want to add to the equation is probably offset by the same factor applied to building and continually fueling ICE vehicles. All of the exploration, drilling, mining, pumping, shipping, refining and distribution of oil and gasoline has massive externalities involved. Who produced the steel for the rigs and pipes? Who produced the drilling equipment and what was their footprint? Who built the oil tankers?
Only problem with ICEs is that you need to do all of the above, daily, year in and year out for the lifetime of the vehicle.
Moving on, I agree wholeheartedly that we should do everything possible to prioritize mass transit, walkability, and biking, and minimize car use.
But.
In the US we've spend the last century designing our cites around urban sprawl. Like it or not, that's where many of our homes are and where people live.
You're simply NOT going to solve existing urban sprawl, especially in western cities, with mass transit.
As such, some form of personal transportation must exist. And if so, then it benefits everyone to make it as efficient, and as clean, as possible.