EVs are a promising evolution of the automobile, as they're much less complex than an ICE car and have advanced traction control that wouldn't be achievable with modern ICE cars. That doesn't mean the problems they produce disappear over night. We need to understand the reality of the situation, that EVs aren't the magic bullet that'll solve all our problems. In fact, they present new challenges that we're nowhere near ready to solve yet.<br><br>That's why I've been saying that the limiting factor of EVs is the battery technology, and why I refuse to buy on currently. We're still years/decades away from a battery technology that could be feasible to produce in the numbers that governments and corporations are anticipating, let alone the environmental impact of such. Mining raw minerals in general is messy business, with iron, copper, and lead being used to build ICE cars currently. Only recently has recycling become lucrative enough to offset the costs of mining those minerals out of the ground. Cobalt, nickel, and lithium add to the required list of raw materials needed, and would have to be mined in order to meet the projected sales quotas of new EVs.<br><br>Environmental impact aside, lithium batteries are also inherently unstable and produce fires that can't be extinguished. (Look up Tesla fires. At least an ICE car's fire can be controlled/put out.) Or the fact that our current electrical production and infrastructure on the grid wouldn't be able to keep up with the necessary infrastructure to recharge these anticipated EVs without something drastic like building more nuclear fission plants.<br><br>I really want an EV since I'm a tech nerd, but it just doesn't make sense to replace my ICE car just yet. Perhaps in another decade or two, when a lot of these issues are ironed out...,(reply>), @Ramon Andrajo Not sure if you're joking or not. :/,(reply>), Shut up, greenist. XD