I find this ignorance really frustrating that people believe purchasing an electric car is somehow environmentally neutral. People should be educated on the environmental toll of EV production, lithium mining, tire pollution etc.

  • spacecowboyEnglish
    361·
    11 months ago

    Her vehicle died. She purchased a second hand EV and is still using it years later.

    Aside from not owning a car she did the next best thing for an environmentally conscious person can do.

    Did you even read the article you posted?

    • Starbuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      11 months ago

      Obviously she was supposed to immediately switch to public transportation the moment her other car died. And if that’s not practical given her living situation and community, then she should have thought of that before her car died.

      /s

    • chockblock@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      610·
      11 months ago

      Yes I did read the article. I’m not saying that she shouldn’t have replaced her vehicle, in fact she probably did make the smartest choice by going for a second hand EV. I’m just frustrated by the people that assume an electric vehicle is somehow “good” for the environment when it is not.

      She refers to her car in the following ways:

      • “a car that [does] not emit pollution” 
      • “Zero emission gave me peace of mind that I made the right choice for a world facing climate change”
      • “earth-friendly”

      Also this statement shows she is concerned about the environment:

      “suddenly remembered my intention for buying an EV in the first place. I should have spoken up. Greenhouse gas emissions, carbon dioxide, climate crisis … These words jumbled in my head. Nobody had even mentioned this life-or-death issue we all are facing.”

      But EVs are not some sort of silver bullet for the climate crisis. Do we yet have any studies confirming that they are better for the environment over ICE vehicles when considering lithium mining, vehicle production, battery replacement, tire pollution etc?

      I hope that the EV revolution is a net positive solution over ICE vehicles, but they are not some sort of magical product that is going to save the planet.