The biggest problem about electric cars are that they are branded as a drop-in replacement for fuel cars solving every problems. A lot of people buying electric vehicles are using them to remove their guilt of moving by car, like "Ok, I've done my move for the environment, now that's OK". <br><br>And, somehow, electric cars are in the best case much more environmental friendly than fuel ones. But "much more" doesn't mean they are the best solution. And in fact, they often are not, since the environmental unfriendliness of cars comes more from the 2 tons of materials you have to move with you rather than from whatever you use to power it. <br><br>Here is the thing : if you really care about environment, your goal shall not be to commute with an electric car. It should be to commute with a car as rarely as possible. And there are a lot of ways to get closer to this goal: <br><br>- Bikes and/or lighter motorized vehicles<br>- Public transportation, especially rails one<br>- Have your home closer to your work <br>- Give up or reduce some parts of your leisure that require car to reach or perform<br>- ...<br><br>If you save up money for a Tesla because of "environmental friendliness", you likely can make a better investment by putting that money into making yourself independent from heavy car usage.