> The Economist wrote a few months back that an EV in Japan actually produces more carbon per mile than an ICE because almost all of their energy comes from coal plants. I'm not sure if America has a radically different coal plant design which produces less carbon somehow, but ~60% of electricity in America comes from coal.
It is easier to upgrade a (comparative) small number of power plants than it is to make everyone's ICE engine more efficient.
> Additionally, it's going to be a massive effort to upgrade our grid (not just generation) to handle all these EVs.
The amount of work needed to upgrade our grid to handle the increased usage of air conditioning due to global warming is greater than the work needed to support EVs.
It is easier to upgrade a (comparative) small number of power plants than it is to make everyone's ICE engine more efficient.
> Additionally, it's going to be a massive effort to upgrade our grid (not just generation) to handle all these EVs.
The amount of work needed to upgrade our grid to handle the increased usage of air conditioning due to global warming is greater than the work needed to support EVs.