Based upon the makeup of the grid in the United States, using an EV would be the equivalent of a 68 MPG car[1]. It will be a lot better than that if you live in a state that is 99% renewable like Vermont but even in the states with the least renewables like West Virgina it still won't be any worse than the average ICE[2].
I find that people like to think of this as a theoretical problem, when it is tractable to solve the bulk of it for a lot of folks. Thinking of the average price of a US vehicle $37k, here is what we did with that same amount:
Installed 9.4 kw of solar panels (32 panels) on our roof which generates the same amount as all of our electricity usage on an annualized basis for $24k. Bought a used Nissan leaf for $10k. Refuel at home, from the sky. No oil changes. Prepaid power for life.
I know a lot of people don't live in such a sunny state as Arizona but given that I live in Oregon they can take heart.
Then I got 11k back from state and federal subsidies.
I wish electricity and gas prices would go up, that's the only way to drive additional investment into a non stupid energy future.
Installed 9.4 kw of solar panels (32 panels) on our roof which generates the same amount as all of our electricity usage on an annualized basis for $24k. Bought a used Nissan leaf for $10k. Refuel at home, from the sky. No oil changes. Prepaid power for life.
I know a lot of people don't live in such a sunny state as Arizona but given that I live in Oregon they can take heart.
Then I got 11k back from state and federal subsidies.
I wish electricity and gas prices would go up, that's the only way to drive additional investment into a non stupid energy future.