What is your car? It doesn't actually get 50mpg unless its a hybrid or you only drive it long distances on a freeway. If its a hybrid, it has all the environmental impact of having two complete power systems, the negative effects of a battery etc. If its not a hybrid, then you aren't getting 50mpg around town.
>If its a hybrid, it has all the environmental impact of having two complete power systems, the negative effects of a battery etc
No, it doesn't. This is a popular thing to say, but I wish people would think about it for a minute.
My car has a ~1.2 kWh battery. A Bolt or a Leaf has 40-60 kWh.
I don't understand why people don't get this. With a gas engine, you have 98% less battery. So you are not just adding complexity for super long trips. That's not the equation at all.
If batteries get better, it doesn't change the proportion of 50:1.
And batteries also become harder and harder to get perfect the larger they get. So there's no question in my mind of more chance of a defective one on an EV.
