I really hate the fact that the car industry, and people themselves, have convinced the public that electric cars are environmentally friendly.

They obviously are, in a way, but it’s not just a matter of switching every ICE car for an electric one. Simply doing that just perpetuates people’s dependency on cars.

If you live in a remote place and need to commute regularly, then yes, get an electric car when the ICE one will die, not before.

But if you live in a city, or just an urbanized area, which is something a majority of people do, the best way to help the environment is to walk, bike and/or use public transit if possible. Not to buy another fucking car. Even if it’s electric.

Elon is in it for the money, not the environment. All car manufacturers are only doing it because of ‘demand’ and because they can sell those things with a profit.

Electric cars are the industry’s attempt to save itself, not the climate. It’s so disappointing to hear the people showing off their new “EV” claim that putting one more car on the roads and consuming more material and ever more energy to move one or maybe two persons at a time, is good for the environment.