I’m Actually Bullish On EV’s…. Let Me Share With You Why
Last week I put out an article about why Canada is not ready for a transition to electric vehicles. Some people after that article came out emailed me to ask why I was anti-electric vehicle. To be clear, I am not anti-EV. I just believe that a lot has to happen before Canada can transition to them. To illustrate that I would like to give you the reasons why I am bullish on EV’s:
- EV’s can help to (mostly) solve our problem with greenhouse gases. The reason why I say “mostly” assumes that the source of electricity is clean as well. But assuming that this is the case, EV’s can help to reduce greenhouse gases. The knock on effect on that is that greenhouse gases have effects on human health. So reducing greenhouse gases can only help humans and other species live longer.
- EV’s can reduce our reliance on fossil fuels. That’s a good thing as fossil fuels often come from places that may not be the best places to deal with. On top of that, extracting fossil fuels is a dirty business. None of that is cool. Thus any reduction in use of fossil fuels is a good thing.
- Jobs. Frankly a transition to a green economy can only be a boost to the economy. And people need to wrap their heads around that and do things to foster that. After all, we need charging infrastructure, people to build EV’s, etc. And these will be high skill, high wage jobs. That’s going to be good for the economy as a whole. That’s a win for all of us.
So to conclude, I am not anti-EV. I am pro EV as there are benefits to being pro EV that benefit us in one or more ways. My argument in my original article was that we need to be prepared to make that change. And at the moment, we’re simply not ready.
April 1, 2024 at 2:09 pm
Personally, I do not think EVs are the best (or only) long term plan. I really think hydrogen is the way to go.
That too will take time, but once infrastructure is in place and hydrogen production is ramped up, ‘fossil fuel’ ‘gas’ stations can be replaced with hydrogen stations.
You’ll fill up your vehicle the same way you do now, just with hydrogen instead of ‘gas’. No need to worry about charging, etc.
And with green hydrogen the output is water.
Just like EVs, these vehicles will need to go mainstream and the costs will need to come down A LOT before they become a viable alternative for purchase. Just as the infrastructure for fueling needs to be put in place and production ramped up before the cost of hydrogen makes it a viable alternative.
There are some stories in the news about some Ontario transit agencies testing hydrogen buses. If they need the supply eventually I hope they will become available for passengers.
I personally am not a fan of EVs and would rather hydrogen that you fill up like gas.