I've seen a couple of "zero waste" youtubers do reviews of electric cars and both have mentioned that there are areas local to them where the cost of re-charging electric vehicles is free.
Am I alone in being annoyed at this? I mean, great that cities are subsidizing a more "eco-friendly" alternative to diesel/gas cars, but maybe the better solution is investing in public transport? In one case, the youtuber in question lives in San Antonio and has complained multiple times about how shit the buses are, but apparently the city offers free charging for those rich enough to buy electric vehicles?
Sorry if this isn't the right community for this.
You're right but EVs are pretty shit in general and only as green as the electricity source, which is usually fossil fuels based.
Based on consumption alone (e.g. ignoring production costs), it was only a couple of years ago that driving an electric car produced fewer emissions than a modern petrol car in Victoria, Australia.