Are Electric Vehicles Really Environmentally Friendly? | Man on the Street

In an effort to reduce greenhouse emissions, California is on track to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035. But do Californians have the full story on the resources and emissions it takes to produce electric vehicles? Aldo hits the streets of Santa Monica to find out.

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[dawng.]

If you want to drive electric, that's ok, but no one should be forced to drive a specific style of vehicle

[tumadre]

Even the weather laughs at electric vehicles. I'm not saying ban them but don't ban gas vehicles...it will not end well for everyone

[brantpam]

"We need to be more progressive on electric vehicles. Yeah, like getting rid of gas." As she stands there covered in petroleum products.

[seabliss]

Even the batteries in EVs have a lifespan which requires them to be disposed of thus ending up in the landfill. Take a look at Cuba. They kept tons of metal out of the landfills by keeping the old simple cars of the 50s and 60s running for decades longer than they were built to. Something to be said for older simple technology.

[jakehickox]

Isn't California's power grid already straining to keep up with demand?

[sparrow]

I hear my neighbor cursing almost every day about what the cold Maine winter weather does to his electric car battery charge. Once or twice I have seen him have a hard time even getting it to start.
He really doesn't like it when I make fun of him and laugh, but I tried to tell him.

[jgg]

You were nice enough to not mention the 500, 000 to 1, 000, 000 pounds of dirt that are dug up and filled with tons of toxic chemicals to extract the minerals for ONE battery, which are dug up by gigantic fossil fuel driven machinery that are moved 100s of miles, over destroyed landscapes (to get trucks out to mines), as well as the inability to properly recycle all the toxic materials in the battery itself.

[Cookiedon]

Well, at least they are listening. Like one of the interviewees said, they need to focus on actual clean energy. EVs are falsely advertising when they say "Zero emissions."

[nothingtoseaheardammit]

Just passed a Rivian on the side of the I95 earlier today (20'F) in Maine. It's not like AAA can bring him a jerry can full of electrons.

[adipoem]

This shows how people are literally programmed by media, academia, etc.

[theElderberryFarmer]

It is so sad that so many people are just about as dumb as a box of hammers. Hopefully, they will remain sequestered in the cities and not venture out to the rural areas to become a pain in the butt to those of us who actually get it.

[sardonyxcorporation]

I wish you would have brought up the slave labor mining rare earth and cobalt.

[sidneybristow]

CA power grid can’t handle everyone running A/C during a heatwave. Newsom asked people not to charge their EV at the time. PG&E power shuts downs also hurt the people as CA outlawed gas generator! Insane

[ThestDukeDroklar]

Not to mention the mining of materials for batteries and end-of-life disposal of all those batteries. It also is important to understand the energy frid itself will need to be massively upgraded as well as imcreasin power production.

[philreppert]

I personally think that EV's are not the way to go. Make CO reduction solutions more a result of energy generation and manufacturing changes.

[MeatLogg]

There's also the factor of EVs being trashed after the battery becomes no good (after maybe 10 years). For an I.C.E., they typically last way longer than that. Plus, getting a new engine (which is not likely to be necessary before like 400K miles) is only about $4, 000, vs. $20, 000+ for a new EV battery.

People generally aren't going to pay for the new EV battery when the time is up, and would mostly just junk the whole vehicle afterward. That has to be worse for the environment

[mobileminds]

As long as we don't have to see what's done with the batteries after, then we can feel good about the environment.

[teslasnek]

My wife and I didn't buy our Tesla Model 3's to "Save the Planet". We bought them because they're fun to drive and cheap to run.

[wattsisnaim]

One of the many problems I have with EVs. Some years ago, I was low on gas, but thought I could probably still make it to the gas station. I was wrong. Fortunately, a kind passersby helped me get a can of gas to put in my car, to get it to the station.
If this was an electric, that wouldn't have been an option! You can't just carry a "can of electricity" to get your car to the next charging station. Am I wrong, or would the only option be to have it TOWED to a charging station? At the very least, it would require professional roadside assistance, not just a good Samaritan with a gas can for his lawnmower.

[teslasnek]

I didn't buy a Tesla to save the environment. That was the last thing on my mind when I drove one for the first time. We bought our 2 Tesla Model 3s because they're fun (mine does 0-60 in 3 seconds) and efficient. *THAT'S IT!* My wife and I have saved about $6, 000 in the last year alone on gas and maintenance. My wife's car has over 90, 000 miles on it and still drives like new! Some people have hundreds of thousands of miles on them with zero problems.