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Actually untrue. Because internal combustion engines (ICEs) are so inherently inefficient, even an EV powered 100% by electricity from a coal-fired plant (accounting for electrical transmission loss) comes out on top – and that assumption is ridiculously unrealistic.
The carbon cost of producing the EV is higher though, but yeah long term still better as long as you use it for like 5 years and don't get a new one whenever it comes out like it's an iPhone.
Past the first generation of Leafs when battery chemistry was kooky, it looks like EV batteries are lasting long term really well. With the moving parts reduced from something like 850 in a ICE car to something like 35 in an EV, its entirely likely EVs last way, way longer.
And when the car battery doesn't hold enough charge for driving anymore, you can reuse it in battery banks to buffer solar and wind energy fluctuations.
After several more years, it can be recycled almost entirely to get the rare earth elements back from it.
You mean pay a subscription.