No idea what the lifetime, production, and disposal environmental impact is. But I can say that if every car/motorbike in every major city is electric, it does

No idea what the lifetime, production, and disposal environmental impact is. But I can say that if every car/motorbike in every major city is electric, it does wonders for the livability of the people. I'm in China right now. 10 years ago, it was hellish to breathe in a major city and cars made the average temperature hotter. Today, it's much better. Granted, a lot of has to do with other improvements such as moving factories farther away from cities. But a lot of it is the electrification of vehicles, both cars and motorbikes. In Shenzen, where I'm at right now, almost all motorbikes are now electric and 90% of DiDi (China's Uber) rides have been electric cars for me over the last week. It seems like 50% of cars on the road are electric, though I'm just eyeballing it. I'm going to guess that within 5 years, 90% of the vehicles in Shenzen will be electric at this rate. China's electrification of transportation is nothing short of astounding for someone who visits for a month once every year or two. Conversely, I visited Vietnam recently where 99% of transportation is still ICE and it was simply awful to breathe and walk around.