You act like manufacturing and mining materials for batteries is not bad for the environment, or that charging via a fossil-fuel heavy generation is not hypocritical.
Hydrogen fuel cells are the way to go.
Until that becomes mainstream, I'm sticking with the infernal combustion engine.
This is an extremely ignorant and simple-minded rebuttal to a very complex problem.
Yes Electric vehicle production produces carbon emissions compared to some ICE production, yes fossil-fuel energy generation produces carbon emissions. And no, charging via fossil fuel generated power is NOT hypocritical. (Because EVs are extremely energy efficient, in my tesla, i could go 300+ miles on energy equivalent of 3 gallons of fuel).
The initial carbon emission of a Tesla model 3 is higher than internal combustion (ICE ) vehicles, but break even point starts at about 3 years in a state like Texas where a majority of the power generations are from non-renewable energy. If you are buying your power from renewable sources like green mountain energy (available in the midwest and in Texas), your breakeven point is way earlier. If you are comparing it to other performance cars who are very fuel inefficient, as i believe most of the cars above get under 20 or 25 MPG, the breakeven point is even earlier. Over the life of the vehicle, let's say 7 years. You've saved the carbon emission of another 1-2 ICE cars. The net carbon emission of driving a Tesla is not 0, but it is the obvious no brainer compared to any ICE.
FACT CHECK ME.
Furthermore, with Tesla, one is not sacrificing performance in order to save the environment. 0-60 in 3.2 secs cost you about $62K. Thats $62k after taxes and BEFORE rebates (new york right now is another ~$4k off in form of rebate tax credit, but it varies by state). I personally forgone the performance model but i got full self-driving. I only actively drive about 20% of my commute every day (after i get off high way and before i get on it). I cannot emphasize how much you're missing out if you've never experience a Tesla model 3.... You're gonna feel like any other non-tesla car is like buying a horse carriage.
If you're set in your ways, I cannot convince you global warming is not real. If by this point in your life no one has convinced you that global warming is real, then you're either blind as a bat or ignoring all the evidence. Some guy on a internet board isn't going to set that right. But I still find it odd that a group of highly specialized doctors don't see the merit in buying a Tesla and still fantasizes about ICE like the mustang or the corvette..... You're buying a extremely high performance car while saving the earth that is more future proof than anything out there.....
