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Not exactly protesting is it to correct the inaccuracies in a story, which in fact the Guardian that initially printed it, has itself has also corrected Atkinson's article due to the 'errors' in the claims.

Just to add to the debunking of Mr. Atkinsons claims for those that are interested in balancing the argument

No problem, pick on me if you wish :) debate is healthy. I agree with you really, an EV is not for everyone at the moment, especially if you can't charge cheaply at home or on-street close by. I never think of myself as an enthusiastic convert, although possibly I am, it's difficult not to be...

The infra structure is improving rapidly, but reading the fossil fuel lobby led propaganda won't give that impression. It is still behind the curve due to the growing uptake of EVs, though. I travel all over and with a little planning the infrastructure is generally coping. (other than Tesla's...

Would you expect to find a parking space for the game where you could fill your petrol car? Like any EV driver you would top up before parking ready for the return if needed. Why would you spend 30k minimum or even 10k on any car to do just 1-2k miles a year?

There is plenty of those materials around, so your understanding is not correct. Also when used in batteries it recoverable and re-usable again. As already stated batteries are moving away from cobalt use, however it's still needed for the refining of oil so the mining for that will continue...

AirCon hardly drops the range at all, using the heater in winter drops it more, part of the reason for range drop.

Not quite an elephant, but I take your point. Your range drop seems quite excessive, my real world range drops from about 240 to around 200, quite livable with since I don't do 200 miles many days of the year. :)

You don't need to spend 30k on a car to pootle about for a couple of thousand miles a year, how about one for less than 7k...

You used a poor example there for your case. Nottingham to Burgess Hill is a mere 190 miles, any reasonable EV will do that with ease without the need to stop and charge. Don't know what your budget is but if it's only £1200 then yep no EVs at that price, but for your 15k too much you could...

It certainly does have a cost issue, but that's only 1 of the several issues. Worth watching this, it's only 7 minutes long and quite entertaining in a factual way.

But you asked about charging it on your own property. Then I will re-phrase the answer for you...What's the problem with a car being parked overnight not on your property charging while you sleep/watch TV or whatever your favourite pastime might be. Cars are unused for over 90% of their life...

Cobalt is being phased out of EV batteries, as is nickel. Possibly the most common replacement now are LFP batteries, these don't contain either cobalt or Nickel. The cobalt used in EV batteries is also recyclable and can be reused in the manufacture of new batteries later. The same cannot be...

Large lorries with swappable batteries taking about 10/15 minutes, as long as filling a lorry tank with diesel, are already in use in Australia, and Tesla semis are being trialled as well. What's the problem with a car being parked overnight on your property charging while you sleep/watch TV or...

Apart from the congestion, electric cars would reduce the noise and help towards a healthier society because of the removal of the exhaust fumes.

Agreed electric cars on their own won't save the planet, but they are a piece in the jigsaw and a darn sight better option than burning fossils fuels. Which components are you thinking of when you mention the damage being done by mining and in which third world countries ?

Do't hold your breath on that thought. Hydrogen fuel cells for cars have been dead in the water for ages. The only clean way to produce the hydrogen is by using large amounts of electricity to split water, in fact more electricity than the energy you will get out of the hydrogen. Far simpler to...

Apparently walking around Oslo is a strangely quiet experience. The majority of vehicles are plug in electric including public transport, and the sound of the occasional ICE vehicle is very noticeable. Fully electric new car sales in Norway are currently 82% of the entire market.

Electric or hybrid vehicles can be virtually silent, especially at lower speeds, making it very difficult to hear their approach. From 1 July 2021, all new electric and hybrid vehicles registered in the UK need to have a sound generator installed to make a sound similar to a conventional engine...

Rare earth materials are not particularly rare, just hard to extract and are used for the motors, not the batteries in EVs. Tesla are now going back to motors that don't use them at all. 'there are a lot of misconceptions about what a rare earth element is and how many of them are used by...