There's one more aspect to all this. Electric cars are advertised as environment-friendly everywhere, including countries in which huge portion or even majority of electric energy is coal-based.<br>Even if coal-based electricity used to charge electric car has less environmental impact than petrol-based cars, it's stretching the gap you've mentioned near the end of the video probably well beyond battery lifetime, making them even worse than petrol cars emission-wise.,(reply>), @Juan Martinez You are exaggerating the wear an tear caused by EV's weigh o the road . The cost of their maintenance  is insignificant compared to the environmental cost of using ICE. That is the  main reason why we must transition to EV: we can no longer ethically afford to use ICE,(reply>), @remliqa they still wear out the roads that already crumble with ice cars though. More potholes and construction equipment being moved around more often. The best solution is trains. Let people buy ICE  if they want. Assuming EVs are produced ethically, I don't mind them being around...just don't force them down our throats.,(reply>)," @Juan Martinez There is no conclusive study that shows this is the case. The study that anti-EV people like to quote is extremely flawed to the point that it is useless as <br> the study did not involve any EV at all. What they did  instead was put weight in the boot/trunk of an ICE to simulate the added weight of batteries an EV. This is an inaccurate simulation  because:<br><br>1)The ICEV they used have terrible weight distribution (unlike a BEV which usually used  skateboard configuration ) which in impacted handing and caused additional stress to the tyre", decreasing the tyre's life.<br><br>2)The ICEV they used did not have regenerative braking . It have been shown in real world condition that regenerative braking caused less stress the braking system of a car(the brake pads and the tyre itself) that it help prolongs theses components life.<br><br>3) The type  of tyre they used in the simulation  isn't the type that is used by EV at all. Many EV (including Tesla) uses High Load tyres to compensates for the added weight. While these tyre cost more  they offer improved performance  (having better grip ) and lasts longer than standard  ICE tyres . <br><br>In shorts the sudsy dis not simulate the  actual wear and tear of actual BEV tyres .,(reply>), @remliqa the emissions from tires and roads being destroyed by their imense weight would offset any reduction in tailpipe emissions. They're not cleaner than ICE,(reply>), That is the ting: BEV are far eco friendlier than ICEV even if all it energy cam from coal, this is fact that was supported by multiple independent studies. Fortunately , we are moving away from coal so an EV will only widen the gap  as time goes on.