[Tagbert]

Incorrect. Even if your power grid is the rare case of 100% coal power, an EV running on that grid would account for about as much CO2 as a ICE vehicle getting 50mpg which is better than most gasoline powered vehicles.

Since almost all power grids use a mix of fossil fuels and carbon-free sources, the actual numbers are much better than that worst case.

[newyankee]

Not just that, zero tailpipe emissions has a lot of public health benefits in urban areas at the least