Transitioning To Electric Vehicles

In the last few years, the media promotion of electric vehicles has seen a noticeable increase. However, what are the facts and realistic expectations regarding such? Click on the link below for a concise evidence-based analysis of the issue by Sabine Hossenfelder:

How realistic is the transition to electric vehicles?

A Science-Based Look At Electric Cars

"Electric vehicles are not necessarily greener because they create no emissions. We have to take a look at the bigger picture. Source of electricity, depending on the fuel, can produce greenhouse gases. Manufacturing the components of the car, such as batteries also makes CO2. We review CO2 produced by EVs compared to gasoline cars throughout their lifetime."

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Are Electric Cars GREEN OR NOT? The Ultimate Verdict

A Complete View Of Electric Vehicles (EV)?

"Electric cars (or electric vehicles, EVs) have a smaller environmental footprint than conventional internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs). * While aspects of their production can induce similar, less or alternative environmental impacts, they produce little or no tailpipe emissions, and reduce dependence on petroleum, greenhouse gas emissions, and health effects from air pollution.[2][3][4][5] Electric motors are significantly more efficient than internal combustion engines and thus, even accounting for typical power plant efficiencies and distribution losses,[6] less energy is required to operate an EV. * Manufacturing batteries for electric cars require additional resources and energy, so they may have a larger environmental footprint from the production phase.[7][8] EVs also generate different impacts in their operation and maintenance. EVs are typically heavier and could produce more tire, brake, and road dust air pollution, but their regenerative braking could reduce such particulate pollution from brakes.[9] EVs are mechanically simpler, which reduces the use and disposal of engine oil." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_footprint_of_electric_cars)

* The Environmental Downside of Electric Vehicles: Unfortunately, this tends to be overlooked regarding their environmental impact and costs. 

• NOTE: This article is written by a member of FEE (the Foundation for Economic Education), which is " Right-Center biased based on left-leaning views regarding social issues and far-right views on economics. We also rate them as Mostly Factual in reporting rather than high due to not fully supporting the scientific consensus regarding climate change." (link) 

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Regarding the tools and materials used in the battle against climate change, there are many factors involved, with some of their effects known and others unknown. Thus, progressives don't necessarily have all of the answers on climate change mitigation.

The Truth About Electric Cars

"If it seems that there are too many Skeptoid episodes about electric cars this year, that's because it's a show about popular myths. And hardly any topic is more timely and popular as electric cars. We have states (and whole nations) requiring that increasing percentages of new car sales be for zero-emission vehicles. We have climate-driven heat waves putting extraordinary demand on power grids. We have an election year, when misinformation and disinformation tend to take over the news. So, yeah, electric cars are a hot topic right now. And they are the subject of one of the most common new claims: that as electric cars become more and more ubiquitous, power grids will not be able to keep up with the increased demand, and everything will go to heck. Or something. Is it true?"

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Electric Cars and the Power Grid

An Update On Electric Vehicles

"Electric cars are still a relatively new industry, and like all new industries, it's had its growing pains. We have to do everything badly before we can learn to do it well, so many of the anti-EV arguments claimed by the electric car hater crowd have had a grain of truth to them. But over time, the reality of electric cars has progressed substantially, while the arguments against them have remained largely stagnant and have become obsolete. A particularly good place to find them is on Facebook, usually when any automotive magazine posts an article about an electric car. The comment threads stretch into the hundreds, and each of them is like a bingo card of obsolete anti-EV arguments that are 15 years out of date. Today we're going to take a deep dive into the true answers to some of the most common objections."

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What They Are Saying About Electric Cars NOW