I should have made my point clearer. Unlike you, I don't talk about energy in general. I not only refer to the amount of resources required to build electric vehicles, I also refer to the environmental impact of production waste.
As other commenters have pointed out, the total environmental impact of production for electric versus ICE is hard to compare. But I’d say it isn’t even the whole reason d’être for electric cars.
It’s also that oil will be running out sooner or later. And, what often gets overlooked in these environmental discussions: It’s never really about the planet. Its about us. About our quality of life. Not even that of future generations. But our own. Getting rid of noise and exhaust fumes in cities is a killer feature in and of itself.
> It’s also that oil will be running out sooner or later.
Wondering when that will actually happen. It has been prophesied to have happen multiple times already in the past. And here we go, oil is still there.
