I live in Australia, and while electric cars aren't widespread, our city's buses all proudly advertise being electric vehicles.  I always thought it odd to promote electric vehicles here since almost all of our power plants are fossil fuel based anyway, now I can look at those same buses and blame them for the continued destruction of the Great Barrier Reef.  Oh, and child slavery in Africa.,(reply>), Fossil fuel power plants are still massively more efficient than small scale local (ICE) production. But it isn't some magical candy land solution for sure, either,(reply>), Why are the power plants built in the Australian city centres and whats this about African child slaves in Australia.