I'm glad you can see that one of the major benefits of EVs is you export the horrible pollution and mess of manufacturing and disposing to "remote industrial ar

I'm glad you can see that one of the major benefits of EVs is you export the horrible pollution and mess of manufacturing and disposing to "remote industrial areas", in this case, mostly China / Asia. The US is a net oil exporter. Also, take a look at where cobalt and other necessary rare earths come from. An EV takes significantly more energy to manufacture than an ICE car. Including this energy cost, over its lifetime, the efficiency gains are marginal.