Look, electric propulsion is just a different power source. It’s got some flammable stuff. It’s also got some really efficient and great advances compared to legacy car design.
Petrol cars also have some pretty flammable bits. I know two people who’ve suffered catastrophic burns in vehicle fires. It’s really Shit. A petrol fire is not something I want in my car.
Compared to my petrol car, both are at risk of going bang when I stuff up and crash them or theirs a fault. Both propulsion systems carry a metric Shit ton of energy in a small space hurtling along at 110kmh 50 cm away from cars going the other way. It’s a recipe for disaster if you think about it. Treat them as intended ( no open flames or sparky electrics for the petrol car for instance) and all is well. Stuff up and bad things happen to both!
If people drop the political wank and snide comments, both options work well - 90% of the time electricity propelled cars work for my work and pleasure trips and I’m a regionally based geologist that goes to all sorts of places for my work all the time. 400km round trips in a day with significant dirt road sections are standard for me. It takes some planning, but works well.
I’ve found my electric cars are cheaper to run, go really well, and their designers have innovated parts of them better than petrol propelled cars as they are thinking differently at present. Typically after a day driving in the EV, I’m less tired than compared to my diesel car. Largely because it’s good new tech that helps me.
I still own a diesel car. I still drive a petrol lawnmower, but if the road is suitable I choose the electric car most times. Because fundamentally it’s a bloody nice car to drive and the running cost is sweet FA cause I fuel it with solar that I paid for ages ago.
Some days I need the 4wd. But I think before I go out about which car to take, because they are a tool for my job. Like any job you need to pick the right tool for your needs.
Blanket grandiose statements (either way) are just signs of limited thinking which is well, not thinking!
The important thing is try both. Have an open mind. No one’s forcing you to drive an ev. Diesel and petrol is still going to be round for a very very long time. No matter what the scare mongers are saying our governments are so disorganised the mythical ban on ice cars is not something they’re actually going to agree on any time soon. The shock jocks just love thinking it’s a problem. They’re dreaming.
Right now though, driving electric is cheaper - it’s kind of like comparing lamb to beef. Both are meat, both taste great and fill my kids bellies, but ones half price compared to the other.
Right now I’m eating a lot of lamb!
