I’ve seen a lot of posts here on Lemmy, specifically in the “fuck cars” communities as to how Electric Vehicles do pretty much nothing for the Climate, but I continue to see Climate activists everywhere try pushing so, so hard for Electric Vehicles.
Are they actually beneficial to the planet other than limiting exhaust, or is that it? or maybe exhaust is a way bigger problem?
Pretty much; although, (more importantly IMO) it also removes their economic support from oil companies. GHG’s are still produced when obtaining lithium for the batteries, aluminium for the body, etc. There’s as well the break and tyre particles that are still major pollutants regardless… despite all that it’s still better then using a gas engine.
It’s also not easy to convince someone to change their preferred mode of transport and EV’s provide an acceptable (and in many ways superior) alternative. Not to mention taking the bus or riding a bike just isn’t feasible for some people, similarly some places (like Japan with three separate voltage standards) don’t have the necessary infrastructure and capacity to support EV’s.