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I don't think so.
As I said above, if we could teleport places then great, but we can't. Currently, if I want to visit my parents (23 miles away as the crow flies) I can:
- Walk - 8h 34m
- Cycle - 2h 27m
- Drive - 40m
- Use public transport - 2h 52m (1 train, 2 busses and 30 mins of walking)
^ Google maps figures.
I've sure I've had this conversation with you on this thread before - cars are bad, public transport is good. We agree. But unless public transport can offer a reasonable alternative to the car (outside of decent city infrastructure), people will continue to need cars well into the future.
I don't think it's fair to say that EVs are a con job. They are the [current] best mode of transport for lowering personal carbon emissions day to day for the vast majority of individuals in the UK, let alone places like the US with fucking terrible public transport.
PHEVs and Self Charging HEV market themselves as planet savers just as much as EVs do, and enjoy similar if not identical benefits to EVs in terms of tax whilst absolutely polluting more than EVs across their lifecycle. They are a con job in isolation and in comparison to EVs.
- Walk - 8h 34m
Soul-
Meanwhile I could get to my in-laws:
- Walk - 25m
- Cycle - 9m
- Drive - 4m
- Use public transport - 16m
Walking feels too far. Cycling is hostile (I would, my other half and teenagers feel differently). It's London so there is great public transport. So we drive.
A bit of making driving less attractive and cycling less hostile and everyone wins.
- Walk - 25m
jellybaby
And EVs aren't? Once again, it's worth pointing out that EVs don't save the planet, they save the car industry. The environmental impact of EVs is slightly less than fossil fuel powered cars, but we should still be aiming to reduce the use of cars as much as we possibly can.