Whilst that does a good job of promoting EV it only compares fuels, and makes no mention of the downsides:
Sustainability on a global scale.
Toxic pollution caused by mining the required battery material.
End of life scenario for EV cars.
Disposal of lifex batteries.
EV technology is not a panacea for climate problems, it's just another hyped product that will make a few people rich at the expense of future generations.
I would suggest that:
Toxic pollution from mining is probably similar to toxic pollution from oil drilling. Also see above about recycling.
Battery material - this is the subject of significant research - chemistry will change, but also see above about recycling
End of life scenario for EV cars. Little different to that of ICE cars. Except for the batteries, see above.
Disposal of life expired batteries - they are now recycled into new batteries.
I’ve said before that once the battery conundrum is resolved there will be little to choose between the EV and ICE, and that moment is either here or getting close. The next is decarbonising the grid, which is also being worked on. The carbon performance of ICE cars is pretty much as good as it gets. EVs, sadly from our point of view, give the opportunity to have true zero emissions once the grid can support it.
There are still the infrastructure issues, range issues, the fact that they are soulless comparatively, etc etc.
Does that mean we should rush out and buy an EV? No, but when the ICE cars that have already been built are knackered, this is probably going to be the thing to do.
