I will NOT bow to the piece of crap electric car that don't make ICE noises plus they emit a lot more pollution than our TDI from factory to the death of those econo crap boxes due to the batteries they have......... (That's how much I loathe them)
I'm with you there! Sure, the EV pollutes less on it's own, but few consider the pollution created to make the components of them, and to continue to power them. Not to mention, how often does your rechargeable device need a new battery because the old one won't hold a charge? So what will that cost in terms of dollars and pollution created to make replacement batteries?
IMO - I think more $$ should be spent on developing diesel engines to burn cleaner, without adding more "exhaust scrubbing" devices. Since it takes less refining to make, produces as much, if not more power, is more efficient, and the engines are made better; it just makes sense. But somehow we collectively turn our noses away??
Perhaps someone knows the answer, but if you took a 2.0 tdi Jetta and compared it to a 2.0T Jetta in terms of emissions pollution per mile, how do they compare? I'll bet I know what the test would favor.