This is complete FUD. Even when charging on pure fossil fuels, generating in large plants with efficient turbines and delivering it to efficient electric motor

This is complete FUD. Even when charging on pure fossil fuels, generating in large plants with efficient turbines and delivering it to efficient electric motors is more efficient than pumping, refining, and delivering gasoline to millions of tiny piston engines. But we don't charge on pure fossil fuels. The grid is increasingly powered by renewables and nuclear, which are less harmful to the environment than fossil fuels. Anthropogenic climate change could lead to mass catastrophe if we don't get it under control; it's already costing us billions and killing people worldwide. And while our electric grid couldn't handle everyone switching to electric vehicles over night, the transition takes time, and we can invest in grid improvements as energy demand moves towards greater electric usage due vehicles.