>If we were rational and serious about making the biggest impact, we would reduce car dependency
I've spoken to a subset of EV proponents who would strongly disagree with this. They say that it's not feasible or even possible, or maybe even acceptable, to convince enough people to change their lifestyle this radically. Therefore, we need to just all buy EVs.
Personally I agree with you, although the huge boost that continuing new development gives to my field as an engineer is undeniable.
I've spoken to a subset of EV proponents who would strongly disagree with this. They say that it's not feasible or even possible, or maybe even acceptable, to convince enough people to change their lifestyle this radically. Therefore, we need to just all buy EVs.
Personally I agree with you, although the huge boost that continuing new development gives to my field as an engineer is undeniable.