QUOTE(mushigen @ Aug 10 2023, 11:52 PM)
If your reason for saying ev is not environmentally good is due to batteries, I can still agree.
But if you say it's because of "dirty electricity", I have to disagree.
Our power plants are more efficient than an ICE car can ever be. It means, less wastage of energy from power plant compared to ICE cars. Power plants recover the heat from flue gas by having a waste heat boiler/recovery/heater, whereas in cars you actually need to spend energy (radiator fan) to remove excess heat from engine.
Let's not mention how ICE cars require petrol and diesel - something that requires energy to produce.
Also, fuels need to be distributed to petrol stations around the country by road tankers, further consuming energy.
But have you taken into account the opportunity cost for ev charging at petrol station?
For petrol it takes 2 minutes to pump full tank which will earn petrol station maybe rm 3
But for EV need to charge 20-40minutes to full charge which earn rm 5
With 5 ev pumps and 5 petrol pumps, within an hour
5 petrol pumps will earn 3*30*5 = 450rm
5 ev pumps will earn 5*2*5 = rm 50
So per month
Petrol pumps will be 450*30 = 13500
Ev pumps will be 1500…
So unless something changes, no real reason for ev adaptation unless they can profit more from electricity.