What people also often overlook, is how is the energy generated to charge the electric cars. No country in the world has reached a majority of energy generated from renewables. So as the article says, while these vehicles might not have an exhaust pipe, the pollution is simply being created elsewhere.
Take for instance the city I live in. They proudly tout that their tram and metro systems are powered by renewable hydro power. But what is not mentioned is that a major river had to be dammed for this doing massive environmental damage.
Then there's the question of all of the plastics used in the production of the car. This is of course all produced from oil. The tyres also require a large amount of oil to produce. The list goes on and on. These things are in no way the green solution they are being sold as.
But all that doesn't matter. You just simply have to have the correct car, else you will be excluded in your "help save the world" club.
We let them get away with murder... telling people that Electric vehicles are zero emission.
We let it slide on a technicality. We should have demanded that they always use the addendum when stating that.
And that battery... omg the horrors of ecological damage that thing causes.
Even if you are granted a halo in the "help save the world" club, you still have no more rights to drive the thing than a petrochemical car. Switzerland has mandates ready and waiting, that if there is an energy crisis, a power grid deficiency / issues, there will be restrictions or outright bans put in place on charging electric cars.
None of the existing power grids can supply the extra load required for the mass adoption of these vehicles. With the current "energy crisis" they barely meet the current demands. In Europe that started the campaign last year telling citizens to prepare for potential blackouts.
Komifornia said, no ICE cars sold after 2030
Almost the same week they said, please do not charge electric vehicles during this electric power crisis.