Thanks for bringing this concerns into this space, which is often dominated by views that see EVs as a panacea.
Electric vehicles are part of the solution to climate change. But the size and sheer volume of planned EV production is not sustainable. We cannot consume our way to a cleaner, greener future. We need fewer cars, smaller cars, and more sustainable public transport options. This should be at the core of EU energy transition policy.
At SOMO we have done a lot of work to raise this concerns.
Thanks for bringing this concerns into this space, which is often dominated by views that see EVs as a panacea.
Electric vehicles are part of the solution to climate change. But the size and sheer volume of planned EV production is not sustainable. We cannot consume our way to a cleaner, greener future. We need fewer cars, smaller cars, and more sustainable public transport options. This should be at the core of EU energy transition policy.
At SOMO we have done a lot of work to raise this concerns.
See
https://stories.somo.nl/the-big-battery-boom/
https://www.somo.nl/electric-vehicles-are-a-good-thing-but-not-if-everybody-owns-one/
https://open.substack.com/pub/growingupaspen/p/saving-the-earth-starts-with-us-hope?r=2g93c&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false