I agree on many things you write but I am missing the critical point of view towards EV's. We in the global north are being told that driving an EV is all good and nice. Which is not. There is a cost to this all other people and places are paying for. The batteries needed for our EV's are part of our traditional political-economic system based on exploitation, depletion and pollution. Just look up "the costs of going green" and you will see the damage we do in places like Congo for getting the materials needed for our EV's. We destroy the ecosystem there and we destroy lives there. It is colonialism like it has ever been. A critical note like this is needed to get the global north out of bubble the marketing strategies have worked on to make us feel good while driving an EV.
I'm assuming that the future of the automobile is autonomous taxis. And in that case, the recharging stations are likely to be large industrial lots or warehouses where the cars go when not in use.
I agree on many things you write but I am missing the critical point of view towards EV's. We in the global north are being told that driving an EV is all good and nice. Which is not. There is a cost to this all other people and places are paying for. The batteries needed for our EV's are part of our traditional political-economic system based on exploitation, depletion and pollution. Just look up "the costs of going green" and you will see the damage we do in places like Congo for getting the materials needed for our EV's. We destroy the ecosystem there and we destroy lives there. It is colonialism like it has ever been. A critical note like this is needed to get the global north out of bubble the marketing strategies have worked on to make us feel good while driving an EV.
I'm assuming that the future of the automobile is autonomous taxis. And in that case, the recharging stations are likely to be large industrial lots or warehouses where the cars go when not in use.