> conventionally powered vehicles Just so we’re clear, by conventionally powered vehicles we’re talking about petrol/diesel, which even setting aside any green

> conventionally powered vehicles Just so we’re clear, by conventionally powered vehicles we’re talking about petrol/diesel, which even setting aside any greenhouse effects, and completely ignoring the massive negative health externalities of pollution, is at the very least a ridiculously expensive supply chain spanning the globe that requires a massive naval machinery to even exist, has driven and caused multiple wars, props up the most awful dictatorships, and is entirely responsible for funding global terror networks. It’s a system which causes massive inflation to the point of having sunk several countries (Sri Lanka, Pakistan) over the last few years itself for reasons completely out of their control. If not 1 mg of carbon emissions was reduced by switching over to EVs, and not one life was saved or lengthened thanks to reducing the toxic pollution anyone living in a city is forced to breathe thanks to ICE cars, the switch to EVs with the subsequent the elimination of the dependence on this global war and terror machine would in itself be a massive win. Of course, contrary to what this article suggests we do have fairly good ideas as to the impact of switching to EVs on emissions, etc. We can’t mail it down exactly, but we know what the ranges look like. And even the least optimistic side of those ranges make EVs a better option than ICE vehicles.