Do you still think electric cars are the way to go?

I was wondering about that very subject.  There seems to be plenty of concerns with electric cars but they are the future...eventually. 

Nope.

 

  When plastics were in their infancy of being introduced to the public in various products and various applications, their proponents touted how wonderful and necessary and problem-free they were, in addition to touting how they could and would replace numerous other materials. It took a few decades for that narrow minded perspective to come into sharper focus as the negative aspects of the product-of-the-future began to emerge. Nowadays, very few humans can go 24 hours without plastic/plastics playing a part in their lives and in their everyday activities, yet it is a harsh reality that the steps being taken to address the problems fall far short of the continuous manufacturing and use of the dangerous substance. 

  About a decade ago, progressive measures were ramping up one blight caused by plastics: an aim to get rid of shopping bags made of its iterations. Locally here in California, legislation was moving toward a permanent ban on them. Then along came COVID19, and with its topsy-turvy reorganization of almost everything in life, and suddenly, plastic grocery bags bans went from being essential to being back-burner items. The same levels of trash consisting of plastic bags returned to the numbers seen years before. 

  Foresight, especially in the extreme long range, should be applied to the electric car boon in ways that help prevent unintended consequences that mirror the plastic debacle.
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What I think is irrelevant. For thirty years or more, I've thought that a personal motor vehicle was eventually going to lead to environmental disaster. Moving to electric personal motor vehicles is a fantasy solution to the environmental impact as the world population keeps expanding. Over these decades, my personal opinion is that much of the technology and expense would have been put to better use in public transportation. Unfortunately, most of our society is set up so that it's almost impossible to get anywhere without a personal motor vehicle. Our local bus service is pretty comprehensive, but it still can't service everyone's situation. Perhaps the ride sharing business is a step in the right direction. Good public transportation and a more comprehensive system of ride sharing my be the catalyst for people to decide that owning and maintaining their own personal motor vehicle is just not worth it. Some of the blame can be put at the doorstep of the major vehicle manufacturing companies for building an American dream. My idea is that the only thing that you see on roads and highways are trucks, buses, taxis (if they can still compete with ride share) and rental vehicles used for ride share and individual special occasions. And those vehicles benefiting from ongoing innovations in technology. You see where all this brilliant planning has advanced transportation in our society? What I think is irrelevant. This post was edited by NYAD at September 28, 2022 7:40 AM MDT

I don't remember saying that I thought this......

Wile is my very good friend --  he came over and showed me my preferred way of travel.