EV enthusiasts have also neglected to note the environmental consequences of mass-scale conversion to electric drive. If EVs are to reduce carbon emissions (and thus minimize the extent of global warming), their batteries must not be charged with electricity generated from the combustion of fossil fuels. But in 2020, just over 60 percent of global electricity will originate in fossil fuels; about 12 percent will come from wind and solar; and the rest from hydro energy and nuclear fission.
