Because it is misinformation. An electric car on dirty power still produces less pollution than an ICE car. Power plants are very efficient. And even if they w

Because it is misinformation. An electric car on dirty power still produces less pollution than an ICE car. Power plants are very efficient. And even if they weren't the case it would still be a good strategy to tackle both problems simultaneously instead of waiting until one problem is solved until you start solving the other one.