Didn’t know some of this, but the item that’s always confused me about electric cars is that the energy still needs to come from somewhere. Sure, an EV owner isn’t producing carbon emissions themselves, but the power plant providing that energy is (unless it’s a windmill or solar farm, or to a lesser extent a nuclear power plant). So… how much carbon is truly saved?,(reply>), @Marz10 the thing is evs are totaled to often just by small accidents that production of more and more out weights the benefits they produce,(reply>), None,(reply>), None. Doing the (very rough) calculations with my students in college. Hypothetical insular applications appear ok-ish (veterinarian on a remote tropical island with lots of paved roads but only one car) but regular use in a densely populated area with a working power grid is bad for the grid (see California these days, where EV owners are asked NOT to save the planet by NOT plugging their cars in) and bad for the wallet. If the grid is "green-ish" (Germany), it's even worse (winter days with no wind)... rule of thumb: small-ish turbo-diesel is about 16-20% more carbon-saving than a Tesla 3... and this is without environmental clean-ups! <b>If we add state-of-the-art disposal of radioactive by-products from EV motor manufacturing, you are looking at another 1000-6000 metric tonnes of CO2 emissions.</b> ... PER VEHICLE!,(reply>), You should realize that this climate hysteria is all manufactured. The earth's climate has been changing through it's entire existence. Now you have know-nothing politicians and elitists pushing it. Look into the damage to the environment caused by the manufacture of "clean" electric vehicles. They are also loaded with material that can't be recycled.,(reply>), @Charlie Folz I disagree, but even if you’re right, you’re ignoring the part of ALL cars that cause the majority of the pollution.<br><br>The tires.