Electric vehicles (EVs) are often touted as “the” solution to Climate Change, the ultimate panacea, the silver bullet permitting us to live on as we always have, without the need to make any inconvenient changes or awkward adjustments to our soft and cushy lives. All it takes to absolve us of our complicity in the demise of the planet is to purchase one of Musk’s modern-day miracles. Never mind that it’s old technology and that the first crude electric car was developed in 1832 by Robert Anderson, a British inventor.¹
EVs are taking us for a ride
EVs are taking us for a ride
EVs are taking us for a ride
Electric vehicles (EVs) are often touted as “the” solution to Climate Change, the ultimate panacea, the silver bullet permitting us to live on as we always have, without the need to make any inconvenient changes or awkward adjustments to our soft and cushy lives. All it takes to absolve us of our complicity in the demise of the planet is to purchase one of Musk’s modern-day miracles. Never mind that it’s old technology and that the first crude electric car was developed in 1832 by Robert Anderson, a British inventor.¹