What I don't understand is .how can people think that these sort of cars can save the planet?
Have they seen where that electricity comes from?
Have they seen how those batteries are made?
I can believe this guy's experience especially after watching Jeremy Clarkson testing the Leaf and Tesla.
Where's the eyeroll smilie?
Reputable scientific studies come to far different conclusions than those paid to show that the electricity is a more polluting source or how the batteries were made. Your comments remind me of the article a few years back that stated a Hummer was greener than a Prius over the life of the car.
Transportation for gas to distribution points is far more energy intensive than transportation of electricity to a destination. That, and various other factors of which you will find plenty of valid information out there, make electric cars far more efficient and far less polluting even if the prime fuel source for the electricity is coal. Please, don't take my word for it; you'll be a more well-informed person if you find this information yourself.