Quote Originally Posted by C-Bag View Post
We don't live in a heavily populated area so I'm somewhat perplexed by your reference to use.
The pro-electric car argument becomes stronger with increased localized population density. Even if electric vehicles were 10 times more polluting than petroleum-powered vehicles (they're not), it might still be reasonable to use them in densely populated areas, akin to how electric vehicles are used in large warehouses. It doesn't always make sense to release the pollution created by combustion in the exact same spot that this combustion's resultant power is utilized for locomotion.

Another example is charcoal grills. If you live in a rural area, and charcoal grills were outlawed (for reasons other than wildfire danger), it would seem unreasonable.

But let's say you live in a skyscraper in New York City, and charcoal grills were outlawed (this is more common in cities). Perfectly reasonable. You can't have 100 floors of occupants above your head, any of whom are allowed to operate charcoal grills whenever they want; there would be a constant danger of errant hot coals falling from overhead.

Electric cars might make more sense if they were sold as package deals; you buy the car plus the solar panels in one package.