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BlueCrystalTear posted...

I'm not forgetting anything.

An electric car itself doesn't burn any fossil fuels, but does that take into account where the electricity comes from in the first place?

Okay, but this is like you saying "a salad isn't healthier than a pizza because it also has calories".

Nobody is saying EV's have zero environmental impact, but they do have much less. And that improves year to year.

This does not change that charging times are a massive inconvenience and having too few stations in the areas I go to make an EV something I won't even consider. And I doubt enough will change in five years, so.

I'm not trying to convince you to buy one, I'm just saying that you're arguing like they're worse than gas-burning cars.

But for the sake of clearing up some misconception!:
Modern vehicles have chargers packaged that can fully charge in under 20 minutes (though yeah, it's not spectacular for the battery).

And yeah, charging can be difficult if you don't have a charging station at your home, and I wouldn't recommend someone spring for an EV if they don't have one at home, but if you DO... then a charging station ends up being more accessible than a gas station! Way more accessible. I am fortunate enough to live at an apartment complex that has charging stations, and when I move in with my gf, we plan on installing a charging station. But for a lot of other people, charging stations are becoming more and more widespread - not in totality yet, but as the technology develops, they'll be around more and more. I just got back from Florida where a lot of restaurants just have a bunch of ports in their parking lots.

Also, it's never been an inconvenience. Usually once a week, I just park in the charging port and charge overnight, then drive out of there the next day. If the port is there and accessible, then it's not even close to a contest with being less of an inconvenience than having to go to a gas station. Not to mention that charging is cheaper per mile than gas.