The video didn't imply that buying an EV is pointless, in fact it was pointed out that one of the major polluting nations, China, is also one of the leaders in green technology and he stated that people who want an EV should buy one if it would make economic sense for them personally.
The video debunks some of the mythology that is built up around EV ownership by pointing out that EVs are unlikely to be as eco friendly as we're led to believe.
Some of these facts may be unpalatable, such as the use of fossil fuels to power EVs in most countries, and the lack of alternative greener methods of electricity generation to meet the demand if everyone bought an EV.
It's true that a lifetime of bad diet could make a person fat, and smoking will probably lead to severe health problems, but if a person chooses to dine on doughnuts or smoke cigarettes that's their choice, just as the purchase of an EV in the belief that the purchaser occupies some kind of mythical moral high ground is another choice.
Most of us who use this forum are touring caravan owners or users, and up to now our towing vehicle of choice is usually a diesel engined vehicle which we pay for and more often than not pay higher ved to use.
ICE vehicles create emissions that EVs don't, but the majority of EVs are unsuitable for our use and the emissions created by ICE towing vehicles are offset by the frugal use of natural resources when we holiday in a touring caravan instead of travelling on holiday using jet aircraft or cruise lines.
The constant finger wagging lectures and immediate suppression of other views about what we must do to prevent world catastrophe are wearing a bit thin for me.
When holiday travel using jet aircraft is banned I'll think about donning sackcloth and ashes as I go everywhere using a bicycle with a tent strapped to my back like I did when I was a kid, but until then I'll excercise my freedom of choice to tow and to use a touring caravan of my choice towed by a car of my choice.
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